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He knew nothing accurately about any subject in the world, but he could clothe his ignorance in pontifical garments and give his confusion the accent… - John Buchan
" "He knew nothing accurately about any subject in the world, but he could clothe his ignorance in pontifical garments and give his confusion the accents of authority. He had a remarkable flair for discerning and elaborating the tiny quantum of popular knowledge on any matter.
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About John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and politician who was Governor-General of Canada from 1935 to 1940.
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John Buchan, 1. Baron Tweedsmuir
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Lord Tweedsmuir
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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
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John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir
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They want to hurry things quicker than the Almighty means them to go. I don't altogether blame them either, for I'm mortally impatient myself. But it s no good thinking that saying a thing should be so will make it so. We're not the Creator of this universe. You've got to judge results according to your instruments.
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