A Quote by Jonathan Swift on genius, intelligence, ability, importance, and truth

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.

Jonathan Swift : Irish satirist, dean of St. Patrick’s cathedral in Dublin
Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)
Source: Thoughts on Various Subjects (1711)
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