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Ignorance is innocence - stupidity comes with experience

Amos Bronson Alcott

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Amos Bronson Alcott
Age: 88 †
Born: 1799
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 4
Philosopher
Poet
Teacher
Writer
Bronson Alcott
Innocence
Stupidity
Ignorance
Comes
Experience

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