Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Famous Desiderius Erasmus Quote “In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.” ~ Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) Dutch authorAdagia (III, IV, 96) Censorship , Deception , Hypocrisy , Ignorance , Knowledge , Power , Propaganda , Sovereignty , Truth , Wisdom Ratings and Comments Reply Mike, NC 2/2/06 1 Reply David L. Rosenthal, Hollywood 2/2/06 Perhaps this is true only so as long as the one-eyed man leans more toward his opportunistic side than his socially responsible side. Reply A HREF="http://www.myegotimes.com/" title=" " target="_tab", Vancouver, GVRD(Paine Cnty), Coastal Lwr Mainland BC(State of Neo Sumer), U.S. of Eh! 2/2/06 Take that Ra and his illuminatic supporters! Yeah you too CFR. 1 Reply Mike, Norwalk 7/8/16 I've researched the political Optomitrist's office, not many with just one patch walking around. Reply jim k, Austin 7/8/16 1 Reply E Archer, NYC 7/9/16 It seems to me that the real 'king' is unseen and is far from having only one eye. The trick is to keep people's servitude a secret in plain sight. So that whatever they look at, they will 'see' what the king wants them to see. "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." Reply jim k, Austin 2/20/20 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Desiderius Erasmus quote is found in these categories: Censorship quotes Deception quotes Hypocrisy quotes Ignorance quotes Knowledge quotes Power quotes Propaganda quotes Sovereignty quotes Truth quotes Wisdom quotes About Desiderius Erasmus Bio of Desiderius Erasmus Quotations by Desiderius Erasmus Books by/about Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus videos Desiderius Erasmus on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Desiderius Erasmus