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Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.

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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
Journalist
London
England
Sydney Harris
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