I am certain that there is more essential wisdom in the novels of
Charles Dickens than in all the writings of all the philosophers that
have ever plagued the earth. Philosophers and professors have lured
Germany to destruction and have brought disaster wherever and whenever
men have paid attention to their teaching.
"The Curse Of The Philosopher"
Daily Express (Jan 19, 1915)
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