Sunday, August 17, 2025

Prejudices


… defend against stupid ideas.

They do if you think about it.  Knowing a person’s motivations beforehand and you can guess the silly paths down which he may proceed.

—Los prejuicios defienden de las ideas estúpidas.

—Prejudices defend against stupid ideas.



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