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Denis Diderot

"The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action."

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"The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action."

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"Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last."

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"Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way."

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"There is no great genius without some touch of madness."

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"The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people."

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"Genius could be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way, or even to say a simple thing in a simpler way."

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"When we allow the genius of simple nature to flow through us we become every genius who has ever lived."

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"Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable."

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"Common sense is the genius of humanity."

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"Genius is an inner inherent intuition and perception. It is not a teachable condition."

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"The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express."

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"Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control."
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