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Jacques Barzun Zitate

Since it is seldom clear whether intellectual activity denotes a superior mode of being or a vital deficiency, opinion swings between considering intellect a privilege and seeing it as a handicap.

Jacques Barzun

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Da es selten klar ist, ob intellektuelle Aktivität eine überlegene Seinsart oder einen lebenswichtigen Mangel darstellt, schwankt die Meinung zwischen Intellektualität als Privileg und als Behinderung.

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