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    The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance

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We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone read more

We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders.

by Maya Angelou Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces

by Terry Pratchett Found in: Taxation Quotes,
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Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

by Bennett Cerf Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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Ignorance seldom vaults into knowledge, but passes into it
through an intermediate state of obscurity, even as night into read more

Ignorance seldom vaults into knowledge, but passes into it
through an intermediate state of obscurity, even as night into
day through twilight.

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Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance.

Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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The truest characters of ignorance
Are vanity, and pride, and annoyance.

The truest characters of ignorance
Are vanity, and pride, and annoyance.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.

For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.

by John Dryden Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

by Maya Angelou Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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