Praise of stupidity

The famous Renaissance humanist Erasmus wrote this satirical philosophical work in 1509. Its protagonist, Foolishness, like a court fool, states and judges everything he finds wrong. Everyone gets their part in this laughingly wise work, from the king to the priests and monks to the scientists, from the English to the Germans. Translated by Tibor Kardos. “I know very well how bad the stupidity is, even in the eyes of the worst people. Yet they can speak whatever they want, yet I, yes, my power reveals the gods and the people! "