(In a very real sense, we are complicitous in their achievement, since we are the audience for which they were performing; knowing we would be watching helped to keep them on their best behavior.)
作者Joseph J. Ellis (0 评论)
在他的《创始兄弟：革命一代》的书中，约瑟夫·埃利斯（Joseph J. Ellis）讨论了历史人物与听众之间的交织在一起。他认为，这些人的成功部分是由于认识他们是由同时代人观察和判断的。这种动态促使他们知道自己的行为受到审查。