You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the — Guy de Maupassant, Les dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris, et autres aventures parisiennes
You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the — Guy de Maupassant, Les dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris, et autres aventures parisiennes
You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the — Guy de Maupassant, Les dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris, et autres aventures parisiennes
You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the — Guy de Maupassant, Les dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris, et autres aventures parisiennes
You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the — Guy de Maupassant, Les dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris, et autres aventures parisiennes
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You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the immense majority, it is impossible for them to elect an intelligent government.

— Guy de Maupassant, Les dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris, et autres aventures parisiennes
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