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Atatürk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey

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Andrew Mango

Andrew Mango was a renowned historian known for his studies on the Byzantine Empire. His book 'A History of the Byzantine Empire' is widely regarded as a classic in the field. more

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“My whole life I’ve had the confidence of ignorance and also was constantly being judged by the confidence of ignorance. When I say the confidence of ignorance I mean the confidence that we have when moving without the fear of knowing life’s limits. I mean the confidence of ignorance that a baby has when diving into a 30ft pool because he or she thinks that it’s the same depth as a bathtub.”

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“I’m not an expert on confidence, Brightness,” Shallan said, holding up a book and inspecting it critically. “But I’d like to think that I could recognize it if it were before me. I don’t think that’s the right word for books like this one from Mederia. They feel more arrogant than confident to me.” She sighed, setting the book aside. “To be honest, ‘arrogant’ doesn’t feel like quite the right word. It’s not specific enough.” “And what would be the right word, then?” “I don’t know. ‘Errorgant,’ perhaps.” Jasnah raised a skeptical eyebrow. “It means to be twice as certain as someone who is merely arrogant,” Shallan said, “while possessing only one-tenth the requisite facts.”

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