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‘An intellectual has a tail just like a dog,’ he explained, ‘if you pour some cold water on it, he will tuck it between his legs, but if you try a different attitude he will wag it high in the air, and he will look quite cocky. Just because he has read a couple of books he feels quite cocky. When working people see his cocky air, when they see that attitude, they feel a little uncomfortable.’
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957
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