“You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.”

— Stanley Kubrick

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American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematogra… 1928–1999

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“You're an idiot. [...] You are an illiterate. [...] You're censored. [...] You're an ignorant. [...] I don't give a shit about you.”

Jair Bolsonaro (1955) Brazilian president elect

Responding to the reporter Manuela Borges after asked about the 1964 coup d'état denial on 1 April 2014. Câmara suspende sessão sobre golpe militar após tumulto no plenário http://g1.globo.com/politica/50-anos-do-golpe-militar/noticia/2014/04/camara-suspende-sessao-sobre-golpe-militar-apos-confusao.html. G1 (1 April 2014); Jair Bolsonaro se irrita e chama jornalista de “analfabeta” e “idiota”; assista https://vejasp.abril.com.br/blog/pop/jair-bolsonaro-se-irrita-e-chama-jornalista-de-8220-analfabeta-8221-e-8220-idiota-8221-assista/. Veja SP (4 April 2014)
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“You may be an idiot but I don't think you're a fool.”

Natsuki Takaya (1973) Manga artist

“A village somewhere was missing it's idiot.”

Linda Howard (1950) American writer

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“I say on the air all time, "if you take what I say as gospel, you're an idiot."”

Glenn Beck (1964) U.S. talk radio and television host

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