Ignorance in other men may be censured as idleness, in an academick it must be abhorred as treachery. - Samuel Johnson

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Ignorance in other men may be censured as idleness, in an academick it must be abhorred as treachery.

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About Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [7 September O.S.] – 13 December 1784) was a British author, linguist and lexicographer. He is often referred to as simply Dr. Johnson in the history of literature and is regarded as the greatest man of letters in English history.

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Alternative Names: Dr Johnson • Dr. Johnson • Great Moralist
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