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The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The reply separates being able to say something from having thought it through. Qui-Gon’s impatience gives a practical warning the shape of a memorable insult.
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In The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon rebukes Jar Jar after rescuing him during the invasion of Naboo. Jar Jar answers a question about his judgment by pointing out that he can speak. Qui-Gon refuses to treat that ability as evidence of good sense.
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