Sir Thomas More on New Ideas

"An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man."
- Sir Thomas More (born on this date in 1478)

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February 5, 2014

“An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.”– Sir Thomas More (born on this date in 1478)

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