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Author: BretCahillBretCahill Date: Aug 22, 2008 21:15
>>> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this
>>> sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>>> -- Jonathan Swift
>>This quote is usually self-applied by fools and kooks. Those who are
>>truly insightful are also wise enough not to apply it publicly to
>>themselves.
> It's not true anyhow. Shakespeare; Feynman; Einstein; Kovacs; Kelvin;
> all revered
By dunces?
> in their time.
But not now?
> Can anybody name a real genius who was attacked by all available
> dunces?
The quote is about a _confederacy_ of dunces.
But wait! You may be on to something! "All Available Dunces" is
nothing short of movie title material!
Maybe the info age can somehow mobilize "all available dunces."
_Definitely_ a good horror film!
I like it.
Keep up the good muse work!
IP protection needs to somehow be extended to muses.
Bret Cahill
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