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Friday, October 07, 2011

Quote Of The Day 10-7-11

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

- Isaac Asimov, column in Newsweek (21 January 1980).

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

Seems to be prevalent around here. lol

Anonymous said...

excellent quote, thanks Joe

Anonymous said...

oh but everyone has a right not only to ignorance
but also to be quite vocal about it
im ok your ok
lets share how stupid we are
seems to be modern democracy