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Ignorance is indeed apt to be stolid and submissive under circumstances in which intelligence becomes restless and discontented.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgIgnorance is indeed apt to be stolid and submissive under circumstances in which intelligence becomes restless and discontented.
In this statement, Grimké discusses the relationship between ignorance and submission, contrasting it with the restlessness of the educated.
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