Quote#Truth
Ignorance may be bliss, but it certainly is not freedom, except in…
Quote byRobert Hugh Benson · 1871–1914
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Intellectual Slavery" (January 1904); Papers of a Pariah (Longmans, Green & Co., 1907), p. 34.
English (original)
Ignorance may be bliss, but it certainly is not freedom, except in the minds of those who prefer darkness to light, and chains to liberty. The more true information we can acquire, the better for our enfranchisement.
— Robert Hugh Benson
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