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H. L. Mencken Quotes: School teachers, taking them by and large, are probably the most ignorant and stupid class of men in the whole group of mental workers.
         

School teachers, taking them by and large, are probably the most ignorant and stupid class of men in the whole group of mental workers.


H. L. Mencken
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