Systematic philosophical and practical anti-intellectualism such as we are witnessing appears to be something truly novel in the history of human culture. (Johan Huizinga)

Systematic philosophical and practical anti-intellectualism such as we are witnessing appears to be something truly novel in the history of human culture.

Johan Huizinga

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