Academics were not intellectuals; they were not curious, they built their stolid tents of specialized knowledge and stayed securely in them. (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

Academics were not intellectuals; they were not curious, they built their stolid tents of specialized knowledge and stayed securely in them.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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