The wisest thing to do with a fool is to encourage him to hire a hall …

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The wisest thing to do with a fool is to encourage him to hire a hall and discourse to his fellow-citizens . Nothing chills nonsense like exposure to the air. ✨ Constitutional Government in the United States ch. 2 (1908)
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