Quote by David Lehman
Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for havi

Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for having consigned him or her to relative obscurity — a way of proclaiming ones superiority in the face of ones diminished influence. – David Lehman

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