“People can be teachers and idiots; they can be philosophers and idiots; they can be politicians and idiots… in fact I think they have to be… a genius can be an idiot. The world is largely run for and by idiots; it is no great handicap in life and in certain areas is actually a distinct advantage and even a prerequisite for advancement.”
~ Iain Banks
A Pondering Mind 
4 responses to “Iain Banks Quote”
Impossible to argue with that.
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Amen my friend.
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I can’t disagree there.
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Neither can I.
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