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

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Citation

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

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