A Quote by Bertrand Russell
When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid.
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I will do whatever is necessary to make better the stupidity on my part - and therefore go after those who are acting stupid themselves. It's not popular. You don't make friends when you do that. And I couldn't care less.
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