The true test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to... - Alexander Hamilton

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

Alexander Hamilton Wisdom

Founding Father, Politician American 1755–1804

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