A large section of the intelligentsia seems wholly devoid of intellige…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A large section of the intelligentsia seems wholly devoid of intelligence. ✨ The Autobiography of G.K. Chesterton. Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1936.
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