The bulk of mankind is as well equipped for flying as thinking. ✨ Thou…

Jonathan Swift
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The bulk of mankind is as well equipped for flying as thinking. ✨ Thoughts on Various Subjects from Miscellanies. Book by Jonathan Swift, 1711-1726.
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