The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

William Osler

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Topic

Ignorance Closed-mindedness Dogma

Speaker

William Osler

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1902 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Physicist Scientist

From

Canada

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Osler, William. "Chauvinism in Medicine." Canadian Medical Association gathering. 17 Sept. 1902, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

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Jules Renard
Medium
Personal journal
Language
French
Time
1908 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Renard, Jules. Journal entry. 31 Oct. 1908.

Current Citation

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One more such victory over the Romans and we are lost.

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Topic
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Pyrrhus

Author

Plutarch
Source
Plutarch's Lives
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
Greek
Time
279 BC 270s BC 3rd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Pyrrhus. Quoted in "Pyrrhus." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. c. 2nd century BC, ch. 21, sect. 9.

Current Citation

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