Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary to go a further step and hold that two morons are better than one genius?

An idiot is no smarter if a billion people agree with him and a genius is no dumber if a billion people don't.

An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan.

Idiots are really one hundred per cent when they are also intelligent.

THE FINAL TOUCH
Portrait of nobody in particular

Idiots are really
one hundred per cent
when they are also
intelligent.

if a man is an honest idiot. i can love him. but i cannot love a dishonest genius

When somebody says, "Any idiot could run this joint," that's a plus as far as I'm concerned, because sooner or later any idiot probably is going to be running it.

There is a fine line between insanity and genius.

One hundred idiots make idiotic plans and carry them out. All but one justly fail. The hundredth idiot, whose plan succeeded through pure luck, is immediately convinced he’s a genius.

"The stupidity surplus," repeated Landen as he sat down at the kitchen table, "I'm all for responsible government, but storing it up like this is bound to cause problems sooner or later—even by acting sensibly, the government has shown itself to be a bunch of idiots."
"There are a lot of idiots in this country," I replied absently, "and they deserve representation as much as the next man."

A genius is a genius, regardless of the number of morons who belong to the same race - and a moron is a moron, regardless of the number of geniuses who share his racial origin.

The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.

A genius is a genius, regardless of the number of morons who belong to the same race—and a moron is a moron, regardless of the number of geniuses who share his racial origin.

making the human race smarter one idiot at a time