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Artificial Quote by Ezra Pound

“There is natural ignorance and there is artificial ignorance. I…” quote by Ezra Pound — Download Open image

“There is natural ignorance and there is artificial ignorance. I should say at the present moment the artificial ignorance is about eighty-five per cent.”

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