Samuel Johnson quote: Ignorance, when voluntary, is criminal, and a man may be properly charged with that evil which he neglected or refused ...

Ignorance, when voluntary, is criminal, and a man may be properly charged with that evil which he neglected or refused to learn how to prevent.

~ Samuel Johnson ~

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