"I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am."
— Samuel Johnson

January 1, 1970

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Actually said by Giuseppe Baretti, February 13, 1766. The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page, retrieved 24 October 2018