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He was ignorant, but a lot of people mistook ignorance for stupidity, and knowingness for intelligence.

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Michael Lewis
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: October 15
Author
Journalist
Writer
New Orleans
Louisiana
Michael M. Lewis
Ignorance
People
Knowingness
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Stupidity
Ignorant
Intelligence

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