"But their determination to banish fools foundered ultimately in the installation of absolute idiots."

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Source : Basil Bunting (2016). “The Poems of Basil Bunting”, p.66, Faber & Faber

Basil Bunting

#Determination Quotes #Fool Quotes #Idiot Quotes

“The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm.”
“Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.”
“To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.”
“Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.”
“We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.”
“I often wondered why I was attracted to certain landscapes and not others and why my photographs (and depictions by other artists) looked the way they did, Archetypes imprinted on my mind started me on a search ...”

Source : John Pfahl (1997). “Permutations on the picturesque”
“I am proud only of those days that pass in undivided tenderness.”

Source : Robert Bly (1986). “Selected poems”, Harper Perennial
“I won't give up until the exploitation of all children has ended and all children have their rights.”

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