Dim Bulb: British historian Peter Ackroyd

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WHAT: Said of the recent London riots that “Rioting has always been a London tradition. It has been since the early Middle Ages.” WHY IT’S DIM: So, this means we should look the other way?

CURE: Well, a little historical perspective clearly won’t help in this case.

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