"It is because the public are a mass inert, obtuse, and passive that they need to be shaken up from time to time so that we can tell from their bear-like grunts where they are and also where they stand. They are pretty harmless, in spite of their numbers, because they are fighting against intelligence."

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Source : Alfred Jarry (1961). “Ubu Roi”, p.175, New Directions Publishing

Alfred Jarry

#Fighting Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Bears Quotes

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