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Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain. -- Carl von Clausewitz
To be able to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false,--this is the mark and character of intelligence. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
When our governments want to sell us a course of action, they do it by making sure it's the only thing on the agenda, the only thing everyone's talking about. And they pre-load the ensuing discussion with highly selected images, devious and prejudicial language, dubious linkages, weak or false 'intelligence' and selected 'leaks.' -- Brian Eno
There exists a false aristocracy based on family name, property, and inherited wealth. But there likewise exists a true aristocracy based on intelligence, talent and virtue. -- Tom Robbins
They think that intelligence is about noticing things are relevant (detecting patterns); in a complex world, intelligence consists in ignoring things that are irrelevant (avoiding false patterns) -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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