It\u2019s telling that the Fool of William Shakespeare\u2019s renowned tragedy \u201cKing Lear\u201d comes off the wisest of the bunch while Lear himself, not to mention several others, come across as true fools. Such was, generally speaking, true then as it is now and a testament to Shakespeare\u2019s insights into the human condition.<\/p>\n
Or, as the Clash so famously sang in \u201cGarageland,\u201d \u201cThe truth is only known by guttersnipes.\u201d Sentiments relayed earlier in the Beatles\u2019 \u201cThe Fool on the Hill\u201d for that matter.<\/p>\n
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