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Ayn Rand Philosopher, Novelist
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"Those who say theory and practice are two unrelated realms are fools in one and scoundrels in the other."

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Laozi Philosopher
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"Only fools seek power, and the greatest fools seek it through force."

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George Bernard Shaw Playwright, Critic
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"Jesus remains unshaken as the practical man; and we stand exposed as the fools, the blunderers, the unpractical visionaries."

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George R. R. Martin Novelist, Screenwriter
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"I am surrounded by flatterers and fools. It can drive a man to madness,.. . Half of them don’t dare tell me the truth, and the other half can’t find it."

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Martin Luther Theologian
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"what the situation will be like in the world before the Lord returns, namely, Christ will be despised, and the preachers of the Gospel will be regarded as fools."

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