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One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.

Eric Hoffer
Society, Privilege, Reputation
Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers
One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.