Ignorance
Ignorance is a state of being uninformed (lack of knowledge). The word ignorant is an adjective describing a person in the state of being unaware and is often used as an insult to describe individuals who deliberately ignore or disregard important information or facts. Ignoramus is commonly used in the US, the UK, and Ireland as a term for someone who is willfully ignorant.
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Famous quotes containing the word ignorance:
“Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.”
—Guy Debord (b. 1931)
“Absolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
“There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.”
—John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902)