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Clever Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
- Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man.
- A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can…
- Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take…
- A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
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