I think of myself as a political idiot. Idiot, in ancient Greece, denoted a common person without access to knowledge and information--all women, by definition, and most men. I am unable to make judgments. I see no options I can identify with. Is that normal?

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"I think of myself as a political idiot. Idiot, in ancient Greece, denoted a common person without access to knowledge and information--all women, by definition, and most men. I am unable to make judgments. I see no options I can identify with.

Is that normal?" is a question asked by Mark Twain in his autobiography, Following the Equator . He was referring to his inability to make decisions on issues that were important to him. He was also suggesting that this was not something that he should be ashamed of or suffer for.

Source: The Diary Of A Political Idiot: Normal Life In Belgrade

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