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[Caesar]

Who said the follwing remark?

"It is much better to keep one's mouth shut and appear to be the fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

I am new to this board, and after reading archived posts of last month's "Great Ethics Debate" on the possible appocolipse waiting for us all if we continue to help students with research questions I must say that the whole thing makes me want to throw up my hands with disgust at the self-rightousness displayed on this board.
Why is there more moral value in looking in a reference book than in a bullitan board?Card catalog vs. search engine? Spoken word vs. typed word? If someone on the street asked you how to get somewhere, would you respond, "I'm sorry, but I can't answer that for fear of corrupting you. You'll have to find a map and figure it out for yourself."
The internet IS a research tool, and the free exchange of information is what it's all about.
To put it simply, give us all a break.

(I appologize for the offense this is sure to cause, I'm really not the jerk this is sure to make me appear as)