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Word: daft (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...course every one believes that he thinks clearly himself. So did the little Scotch girl, who said "Grandmother, all the world is daft but thee and me, and I think thee a little queer sometimes." No one really thinks clearly unless he has thought long and profoundly; unless he comprehends the point of view of those who do not agree with him; unless he has found out the limitations of his own principles; for all theories, principles, maxims, and rules of human conduct can be carried ad absurdum. They all have their proper limits, because at some point they come...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "NEED MORE CLEAR PERSONAL THOUGHT" - PRES. LOWELL | 6/21/1921 | See Source »

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