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Mortimer J. Adler

“There have always been literate ignoramuses who have read too widely and not well. The Greeks had a name for such a mixture of learning and folly which might be applied to the bookish but poorly read of all ages. They are all sophomores.”

Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler
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