The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold... - Daniel Defoe

This quote is attributed to Daniel Defoe.

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time."

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Novelist Journalist English 1660–1731

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