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Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.

Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.

Approximate author period: c. 1806 AD · industrial

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George Gordon Byron
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Approximate author period: c. 1806 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Lord Byron: life dates 1788 to 1824. Wikidata Q5679, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5679 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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