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We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. ↗

— George Orwell

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What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy? ↗

— George Orwell

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There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them. ↗

— George Orwell

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The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both honest and intelligent. ↗

— George Orwell

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War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and... too intelligent. ↗

— George Orwell

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Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. ↗

— George Orwell

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They say military have the so-called 'secret intelligence' - this amount of intelligence must be very secret, since I've never seen any intelligent military person, nor I have seen any sense in the bloody stupid wars. ↗

— Ozzy Osbourne

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I come from New York originally, but Californians have been wonderful about animals. These animals are so nice and so good and so sweet and intelligent. It's a crime not to help them. ↗

— Dick Van Patten

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If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. ↗

— George S. Patton

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I had my guitar and some talent so that I could make friends with intelligent people and could talk my way out of difficult situations. ↗

— Madeleine Peyroux

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