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Oliver Goldsmith

Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.

Oliver Goldsmith

Learning

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The speaker suggests that teachers waste their time overcomplicating things with grammar and academic rules, which he considers meaningless. Instead, he confidently argues that drinking strong alcohol helps people develop better insight and creativity.

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