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Quote by Guy de Maupassant
You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools.
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The line portrays a large group in harshly dismissive terms: first come the “mediocrities,” presented as an organized force, and behind them a larger “multitude of fools.” Its structure suggests a hierarchy of people the speaker considers unimpressive or lacking good judgment.
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- Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant
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