Anthony Daniels Quotes

Mediocrity triumphs because it presents itself as democratic and because it is dull, and so for many does not seem worth struggling against.

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• Mediocrity triumphs because it presents itself as democratic and because it is dull, and so for many does not seem worth struggling against.

  

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