He was one of the numerous and varied legion of dullards, of... - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

"He was one of the numerous and varied legion of dullards, of half-animated abortions, conceited, half-educated coxcombs, who attach themselves to the idea most in fashion only to vulgarize it and who caricature every cause they serve, however sincerely."

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