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To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good.

Alexis de Tocqueville
Silent, Mediocre, Public Good
Alexis de Tocqueville, Arthur Goldhammer (2004). “Democracy in America”, p.576, Library of America
To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good.