“Are you an idiot, or an idiot?' Gargarin hissed.
'The first one. I really resent being called the second.”
Source: Froi of the Exiles
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“One idiot is one idiot. Two idiots are two idiots. Ten thousand idiots are a political party.”
Was written in a slightly different way by Leo Longanesi in Italian, above form has been attributed to Kafka without evidence.
Misattributed
Source: One Idiot Is One Idiot. Two Idiots Are Two Idiots. Ten Thousand Idiots Are a Political Party, Quote Investigator, 2021-10-08 https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/10/08/idiots/,

“What you call idiot points, I call awesome dollars. ~Seth”
Source: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

“Idiots are really
one hundred per cent
when they are also
intelligent.”
The Final Touch : Portrait of nobody in particular
Grooks

“I know, I'm an idiot!" Leo moaned. "A brilliant idiot, but still an idiot.”
Source: The Demigod Diaries