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Intelligence Quote by Alasdair Gray

“What would happen if most people tried to act intelligently on their own behalf? Anarchy. (…) So what can we do with this intelligence we don't need and can't use? Stupefy it. Valium for housewives, glue-sniffing for schoolkids, hash for adolescents, rotgut South African wine for the unemployed…” quote by Alasdair Gray
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““What would happen if most people tried to act intelligently on their own behalf? Anarchy. (…) So what can we do with this intelligence we don't need and can't use? Stupefy it. Valium for housewives, glue-sniffing for schoolkids, hash for adolescents, rotgut South African wine for the unemployed, beer for the workers, spirits for me and the crowd I left downstairs fifteen minutes ago.””

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