" The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. " ~ historian Daniel J. Boorstin, sort of (not Stephen Hawking)

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" The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. "

      ~ Daniel J. Boorstin, historian

            not Stephen Hawking

The above quote has been revised from the original:

" The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge. "

      ~ Daniel J. Boorstin, historian

https://en.WikiQuote.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Boorstin

Usually misattributed to Stephen Hawking:

https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=The+greatest+enemy+of+knowledge+is+not+ignorance+it+is+the+illusion+of+knowledge&iar=images

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"I know that i know nothing" (Socrates) . This quote is the starting point of every serious knowlegde. And since life works like monopoly you'll may often arrive at that point again.

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_(Plato)

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Wisdom.

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Genius quote. There is in fact a small progressive elite on this board marching forward quite unisono:

https://saidit.net/s/music/comments/6otx/frank_klepacki_hell_march/

Citing the old knowledge and producing new. We got a full company there at least.

Time to understand how to manufacture and use a small submachine gun now to grow in width.