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Being intellectual does not necessarily mean suspending judgment; the intellect craves certainty
Drawn from what Randolph Bourne said
What Randolph Bourne actually said
- Randolph Bourne American essayist (1886 to 1918)
It is a mistake to suppose that intellectuality necessarily makes for suspended judgments. The intellect craves certitude.
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↗Untimely Papers (essays of 1917-1918, published 1919)gutenberg.org
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