If the scholar feels that he must know everything about any topic, he is in trouble - and will not publish with a clear conscience. (Kenneth Lee Pike)

If the scholar feels that he must know everything about any topic, he is in trouble - and will not publish with a clear conscience.

Kenneth Lee Pike

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