Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intel…

Thomas Sowell
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Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism. ✨ Random thoughts by Thomas Sowell, www.jewishworldreview.com. October 17, 2005.
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