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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

A case of mistaken identity

Thomas Sowell writes:

Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.
Posted by Hyphenated Canadian at 5:20 PM
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