Thursday, August 07, 2008

 

Pedants

Theodore Dalrymple, "Of Death and Transfiguration," New English Review (August 2008):
The pedants of the world do serve a useful function, however: they instill a respect for facts among those who might otherwise be inclined to play fast and loose with them.
Hat tip: Patrick Kurp.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 4:30 AM


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