....resolved with common sense. Then surely, the right solutions would prevail for the benefit of all. But emotions don't just colour the judgement of the foolish. They cloud the vision of the wise.
And the wise become particularly unreasonable when they can hear what they think are the foolish expounding unsustainable theories as if they were unassailable facts. Outraged by this insult to their intelligence, they forget to explain and withdraw from dialogue.
But that's not the sort of mistake you'll make at such times, is it?
We are rarely proud when we are alone (Voltaire)
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