“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." — Isaac Asimov
January 2nd is National Science Fiction Day.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070102/
#quote #quotes #NationalScienceFictionDay #SciFi #IsaacAsimov
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