Roy Blount, Jr. Quotes

Even intellectuals should have learned by now that objective rationality is not the default position of the human mind, much less the bedrock of human affairs.

Roy Blount, Jr.

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  Roy Blount, Jr.
  • Mind
  • Should
  • Humans