There is, in short, no great idea that stupidity could not put to its …

Robert Musil
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There is, in short, no great idea that stupidity could not put to its own uses [....] The truth by comparison, has only one appearance and only one path, and is always at a disadvantage. ✨ Robert Musil (2015). The Man Without Qualities: Picador Classic, p.60, Pan Macmillan
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There is, in short, no great idea that stupidity could not put to its own uses [....] The truth by comparison, has only one appearance and only one path, and is always at a disadvantage. ✨ Robert Musil (2015). The Man Without Qualities: Picador Classic, p.60, Pan Macmillan

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