The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell
The Commonplace