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"Prejudice is the child of ignorance."
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"Israel of the coastal plain, where eight out of ten Israeli Jews live far removed from the occupied territories, from the fiery Jerusalem, from the religious and nationalistic conflicts, is unknown to the outside world, almost unknown to itself."
"Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding."
"A straight face is an ignorant man's attempt to appear knowledgeable."
"So the paradox goes: No man who is really ignorant is ever aware that he is ignorant. That is its finest, most faulty manifestation; there can be no true ignorance without first some claim of intelligence or consciousness, or superiority or enlightenment."
"To be naive is to be unaware of how stupid and cruel other people are; but, by some definitions, ignorance is nearly the opposite of naivety in being a kind of cynicism, in being unaware of their intelligence and humanity. It seems to be a normal although unfortunate case that the great many of us consciously abhor ignorance in others yet subconsciously practice it ourselves: as naivety is apparent and well-known to inflict its damage upon oneself; whereas the alternative and the easier, ignorance, its damage upon others."
"The more we study the more we discover our ignorance."
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"There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they will not let you have it."
"A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could."
"We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects."
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