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There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.

Walter Savage Landor

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Walter Savage Landor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1775
Born: January 30
Died: 1864
Died: September 17
Poet
Writer
Warwick
Warwickshire
Mind
Arrogance
Think
Differently
Thinking
Stupidity
Diversity
Sign
Stand
Justice
Aloof
Certain
Narrow

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