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I was asking myself why not the traditional three cheers, then I noticed the review was about three books, the third not being cheerful. Well, two out of three

by ableal 11y ago

I was asking myself why not the traditional three cheers, then I noticed the review was about three books, the third not being cheerful. Well, two out of three isn't bad, if I may coin a phrase.

ashark 11y ago
It may be a reference to the essay "What I Believe" by E.M. Forster. From WikiQuote: "Two Cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. Two cheers are quite enough: there is no occasion to give three." The phrase provided the title Two Cheers for Democracy to the book that later collected it and other Forster essays.