Who said “Everybody is ignorant -- only on different subjects.”?

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Will Rogers. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceNationally syndicated column number 90, From Nuts To The Soup (31 August 1924); published in The New York Times

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“Everybody is ignorant -- only on different subjects.”
— Will Rogers
VerifiedNationally syndicated column number 90, From Nuts To The Soup (31 August 1924); published in The New York Times · evidenceIgnorance

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Rogers, W. (n.d.). Everybody is ignorant -- only on different subjects. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17083-everybody-is-ignorant-only-on-different-subjects/

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Rogers, Will. “Everybody is ignorant -- only on different subjects.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17083-everybody-is-ignorant-only-on-different-subjects/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Rogers, Will. “Everybody is ignorant -- only on different subjects.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17083-everybody-is-ignorant-only-on-different-subjects/.

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