Welcome back to the home of the oxymoron. Evil genius. He asked the newspaper to print his obituary early so he'd enjoy it. That's like hiding at your own funeral. Yeah, a big, great gig. I'm Russell Kane. Join me to weigh in on whether the biggest players in history are more evil or genius. Becoming that rich, I'd say that is some level of genius. It also helps that it's a long time ago, right?

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Please listen very carefully to this edition of Freethinking. Yes, I know you always do, but this

time it's different. This time, there'll be a test. It'll happen roughly two-thirds of the

way through the program. Don't go fumbling about for a pencil, though. You can just shout your

answers into the air.

That's what I'll be encouraging my guest to do. Shall I introduce them to you? I think I should.

They have questions of their own to answer. Would most Enlightenment thinkers have agreed with

Adamant that ridicule is nothing to be scared of? New generation thinker Davith Mills Daniel will deal with

that one. In a word, Davith? Well, I've actually forgotten the quotation, but yes, they would

agree with that ridicule was an important part of free thinking, yes. Excellent. And Hilda and

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