Was written in a slightly different way by Leo Longanesi in Italian, above form has been attributed to Kafka without evidence.(2021-10-08), One Idiot Is One Idiot. Two Idiots Are Two Idiots. Ten Thousand Idiots Are a Political Party
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One idiot is one idiot. Two idiots are two idiots. Ten thousand idiots are a political party.
— Franz Kafka
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "One idiot is one idiot. Two idiots are two idiots. Ten thousand idiots are a political party." in the context of "Was written in a slightly different way by Leo Longanesi in Italian, above form has been attributed to Kafka without evidence.(2021-10-08), One Idiot Is One Idiot. Two Idiots Are Two Idiots. Ten Thousand Idiots Are a Political Party" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Franz Kafka" (Misattributed)
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About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
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