Nell," the Constable continued, indicating through his tone of voice that the lesson was concluding, "the difference between ignorant and educated people is that the latter know more facts. But that has nothing to do with whether they are stupid or intelligent. The difference between stupid and intelligent peopleand this is true whether or not they are well-educatedis that intelligent people can handle subtlety. They are not baffled by ambiguous or even contradictory situationsin fact, they expect them and are apt to become suspicious when things seem overly straightforward.
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