Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) Indian philosopher and statesman who was the first Vice President and the second President of India
Eminent Indians (1947)
“A man is responsible for his ignorance.”
— Milan Kundera, book Laughable Loves
Source: Laughable Loves
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Source: Vanity of Human Wishes (1749), Line 345