Shakespeare apparently knew exactly what the political climate would be in our 2016 election:
“The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits.”
As You Like It, Act I, Scene 2
Chuck Redman
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Chuck Redman 
Very interesting comparison! Thanks, Chuck.
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