--- title: "2 Anti-intellectualism Quotes By David Sinclair" description: "2 Anti-intellectualism quotes by David Sinclair. Plus more from David Sinclair and more Anti-intellectualism sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/david-sinclair-44756_america_you-could-take-seriously-a-president-tha_1233212.jpg" --- > [“You could take seriously a president that quoted T. S. Eliot. But none do, and none ever would. No president would ever dare to say anything intelligent. There would be a revolution on the spot. The rednecks’ heads would explode.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/you-could-take-seriously-a-president-that-quoted-t-s-eliot-but-none/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/david-sinclair-44756_america_you-could-take-seriously-a-president-tha_1233212.jpg) > [“Parents and schools are teaching children how not to think, but how to be good little groupthinkers and people of faith, how to be liberal, multicultural, and politically correct. The idea of quality, excellence, glory, is anathema. It’s the love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/parents-and-schools-are-teaching-children-how-not-to-think-but-how-to/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/david-sinclair-44756_anti-intellectualism_parents-and-schools-are-teaching-childre_1278019.jpg) ## More by David Sinclair > [“Superman – Moses in a costume, with his underpants on the outside. Captain America – the poster boy of the mad American patriot. Wonder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/superman-moses-in-a-costume-with-his-underpants-on-the-outside/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) > [“The man who loves the rising sun must equally adore the darkest night. How else will the sun rise if not through the darkness?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/the-man-who-loves-the-rising-sun-must-equally-adore-the-darkest-night/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) > [“Every hero needs to venture into the Belly of the Beast. It’s essential to be devoured at least once by the monster. The hero…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/every-hero-needs-to-venture-into-the-belly-of-the-beast-it-s/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) > [“You could take seriously a president that quoted T. S. Eliot. But none do, and none ever would. No president would ever dare to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/you-could-take-seriously-a-president-that-quoted-t-s-eliot-but-none/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) > [“Parents and schools are teaching children how not to think, but how to be good little groupthinkers and people of faith, how to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/parents-and-schools-are-teaching-children-how-not-to-think-but-how-to/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) > [“Humans suffered the darkness of ignorance until the serpent introduced them to the light of reason and the bright illumination of knowledge and understanding.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/humans-suffered-the-darkness-of-ignorance-until-the-serpent/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) > [“He (Joe Strummer) was one of the great English rock stars, bold and influential beyond reckoning. We could do with another one like him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/he-joe-strummer-was-one-of-the-great-english-rock-stars-bold-and/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) > [“The Bible with masculine domination in the Old Testament and feminine submission in the New Testament is a BDSM manual! However, its BDSM lessons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/the-bible-with-masculine-domination-in-the-old-testament-and-feminine/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) > [“And when all the lights have gone out, such as is the case in the modern era, we must look at the brilliance which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sinclair/and-when-all-the-lights-have-gone-out-such-as-is-the-case-in-the/) [David Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sinclair/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-intellectualism/david-sinclair/#itemlist", "name": "2 Anti-intellectualism Quotes By David Sinclair", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You could take seriously a president that quoted T. S. Eliot. But none do, and none ever would. 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