... they want to hear from Willie, they are satisfied and will vote him in office. Willie learned this important lesson through Jack Burden. After Willie gave a speech filled with facts and figures that left the audience apathetic, Jack told him this: Yeah, I heard the speech. But they don't give a damn about that. Hell, make em cry, make em laugh, make em think you ... place. ...Tell em anything. But for Sweet Jesus' sake don't try to improve their minds (72). Upon hearing this and pondering it, Stark became like a slave to this knowledge. This lesson became a part of his political persona...

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