There are none so blind as those who will not see attributed variously to Edmund Burke or George Santayana
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Meaning · English
People who refuse to accept truth or reality are willfully ignorant
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Những người từ chối chấp nhận sự thật hoặc thực tại là cố ý ngu dốt
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Literally: physical blindness as a metaphor for intentional ignorance
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Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “There are none so blind as those who will not see attributed variously to Edmund Burke or George Santayana” mean?
People who refuse to accept truth or reality are willfully ignorant Literally: physical blindness as a metaphor for intentional ignorance
Is “There are none so blind as those who will not see attributed variously to Edmund Burke or George Santayana” formal or informal?
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