I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that …

John Stuart Mill
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I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally Conservative. I believe that to be so obvious and undeniable a fact that I hardly think any hon. Gentleman will question it.
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