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A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.
Frederick Douglass
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"A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people."
— Frederick Douglass

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A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. — Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass was a Author from United States (1817–1895).

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Frederick Douglass lived from 1817 – 1895.