The Archive · 1924

Guilty Knowledge

People are apt to class stupid: on} uninspired persons as bores. This is wrong. The bore is invariab active, the test being the existe of guilty knowledge. Whether of stupidity, which is largely pre YVentable, should be punished wit prisonment, 1 am not prepared say. About '80 per cent, lof th population of these islands criminally stupid. 'The bore, however} should. unquestionably be' punish fed. with death, and the bodies 1 the criminals should be handed to hospitals. for scientific researe} These would yield on dissection '(i ion to the abnormally enlarged great quantity "of th thickest hide, which could be put variety of useful commereta purposes.

<1t is. a bitter reflation the sufficient vitality. and'deiving ford to ensure life success to half-of dozen normal persont must he rialing of every bore. _If-th bore were not an incurable erin some form of Borstal treatment young offenders might be attempte well. remember. such an.attemj Dut Tear F bore 90. e..;

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