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title: "Boris Johnson, people always ask me the same question, they say, 'Is … — Boris Johnson Quote #84 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "Boris Johnson, people always ask me the same question, they say, 'Is Boris a very very clever man pretending to be an idiot?' And I always say, 'No.' — a quote by Boris Johnson."
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> # Boris Johnson, people always ask me the same question, they say, 'Is Boris a very very clever man pretending to be an idiot?' And I always say, 'No.'

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## More from Boris Johnson

1. > He's the sort of person who 200 years ago would have died aged 30 leading a cavalry charge into a volcano.

[Permalink to quote \#83](https://quotesby.net/Boris-Johnson/83/ "Permalink to quote 83")
2. > This guy is just fumbling around.

[Permalink to quote \#85](https://quotesby.net/Boris-Johnson/85/ "Permalink to quote 85")
3. > Boris Johnson \[is\] known as the thinking man's idiot.

[Permalink to quote \#82](https://quotesby.net/Boris-Johnson/82/ "Permalink to quote 82")

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