Chapter 13: Leiden
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Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas.
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas." in the context of "Chapter 13: Leiden" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ayaan Hirsi Ali" (Quotes, 2000s, Infidel (2007))
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About Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born Ayaan Hirsi Magan on November 13, 1969) is a Somali-born American liberal politician and feminist. She was an MP for the Dutch liberal People's Party for Democracy between 2003 and 2006. She currently works for a conservative think tank, the American Enterprise Institute.
About Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born Ayaan Hirsi Magan on November 13, 1969) is a Somali-born American liberal politician and feminist. She was an MP for the Dutch liberal People's Party for Democracy between 2003 and 2006. She currently works for a conservative think tank, the American Enterprise Institute.
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