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# Tom Nichols

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##  Quotes by Tom Nichols

> [“It is a new Declaration of Independence: No longer do we hold these truths to be self-evident, we hold all truths to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-nichols/it-is-a-new-declaration-of-independence-no-longer-do-we-hold-these/)

Tom Nichols

[Anti-intellectualism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-intellectualism/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78c/tom-nichols-93464_anti-intellectualism_it-is-a-new-declaration-of-independence_973974.jpg)

> [“Expertise is not a parlor trick played with factoids.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-nichols/expertise-is-not-a-parlor-trick-played-with-factoids/)

Tom Nichols

[Expertise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/expertise/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/tom-nichols-93464_expertise_expertise-is-not-a-parlor-trick-played-w_2630557.jpg)

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