I think it's clear in the article, but it's worth emphasizing (since it's a pretty brusque phrase) that Ken Thompson stated that it wasn't meant as a claim of s

I think it's clear in the article, but it's worth emphasizing (since it's a pretty brusque phrase) that Ken Thompson stated that it wasn't meant as a claim of superiority, it was meant in the spirit of "this will not be on the test."