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It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. - William

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. – William G. McAdoo

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Genuine ignorance is… profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas. – John Dewey

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