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Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms Quotes: English does not distinguish between arrogant-up (irreverence toward the temporarily powerful) and arrogant-down (directed at the small guy).
         

English does not distinguish between arrogant-up (irreverence toward the temporarily powerful) and arrogant-down (directed at the small guy).


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