Mediocrity triumphs because it presents itself as democrati… - Theodore Dalrymple

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Mediocrity triumphs because it presents itself as democratic and because it is dull, and so for many does not seem worth struggling against.

Theodore Dalrymple

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Anthony Daniels (born 11 October 1949) is an English writer and retired physician (prison doctor and psychiatrist) who frequently uses the pen name Theodore Dalrymple.

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Alternative Names: Anthony Malcolm Daniels • Anthony Daniels • Anthony M. Daniels • A. M. Daniels

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Mediocrity triumphs because it presents itself as democratic and because it is dull, and so for many does not seem worth struggling against. - Theodore Dalrymple

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