A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being conv… — John McCarthy

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot.

John McCarthyPolitician · American

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If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. — Mark Twain
The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book. — Samuel Johnson
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