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Most schemes of political improvement are very lau — Samuel Johnson

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Don’t, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for
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Most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things.

James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 26 October 1769

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Samuel Johnson

1709-09-18 — 1784-12-13 · Lichfield

Samuel Johnson was a prominent 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, essayist, poet, and literary critic. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary figures in British history, famous for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language'.

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