>>People of non-Anglosaxon cultures obviously never said anything smart, save for token presence of Voltaire, who was co-opted.
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>>#1 entry in my new list that I promised I will begin compiling. May I ask for a link to the source, so I can reference it later?
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>(Emphasis mine)
>I find it interesting that you make that 'leap' in your assumptions.

A leap or 'leap'?

The emphasis may be on just the word 'obviously', because in that long list (and now, remembering others I saw, even whole books I leafed through in a bookstore) there isn't anybody else that merited inclusion.