Indifference Quote by Margaret MacMillan

“Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely stupid is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain moments…

— George Orwell

“Britain wouldn’t have won the war without its eccentric geniuses.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Clever people are entertaining and stupid ones give me such a pleasant sense of superiority.”

— Gwen Bristow

“Orwell once commented that “whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely stupid is one of the most difficult questions of our time,…

— Thomas E Ricks

“We could say, like, 'Americans are stupid,' but that would be incredibly mean.”

— John Linnell

“The foundation of England's greatness is that Englishmen hate to look fools.”

— Arnold Bennett

There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.

— Catherine Drinker Bowen

“I had long since realised that if there was greatness in Britain, then it lay in its everyday citizens, and not in its institutions.”

— Nikesh Shukla

“The British are civilized. People still read and some conversations can be interesting. By contrast American are fat and stupid and so thoroughly brain-blurred…

— Dan Fante

“What makes so many Americans proud of their ignorance? They act as though their ignorance somehow made them charming.”

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

“Ironically, some of the most foolish, prejudiced comments made were the ones by wits and grumps trying to impress others with their brains.”

— Criss Jami

“To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be polite.”

— Voltaire