Dumb All Over
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You can't run a country by a book of religion. Not by a heap or a lump or a smidgen. Of foolish rules of ancient date. Designed to make you all feel great. While you fold, spindle and mutilate.Those unbelievers from a neighboring state.
— Frank Zappa
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "You can't run a country by a book of religion. Not by a heap or a lump or a smidgen. Of foolish rules of ancient date. Designed to make you all feel great. While you fold, spindle and mutilate.Those unbelievers from a neighboring state." in the context of "Dumb All Over" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Frank Zappa" (Quotes, You Are What You Is (1981): Recorded July - September, 1980, released 23 September 1981)
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About Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (21 December 1940 – 4 December 1993) was an American musician, composer and satirist.
About Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (21 December 1940 – 4 December 1993) was an American musician, composer and satirist.
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