Philosopher Who Purportedly Said The Best Fighter Is Never Angry

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Updated: September 6, 2025

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noun • Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)
	35%	5		He purportedly said "Only one man ever understood me, and he didn't understand me"
noun • German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831)
	35%	6		About whom Churchill purportedly said "A modest man who has much to be modest about"
noun • British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)

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