Democracy Quote by Thomas M. Nichols

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that…

— Isaac Asimov

The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that…

— Isaac Asimov

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread…

— Thomas M. Nichols

“In a country as profoundly anti-intellectual as ours it is predictable that our leaders will do whatever they can in order not to appear…

— Stuart Rojstaczer

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread…

— Isaac Asimov

“For more than a half-century, anti-intellectualism has had a pretty good run in presidential politics. In fact, Republicans would never have gotten where they…

— Peter Beinart

“For the mainstream thrust of anti-intellectualism, as it stands today, characterizes thinking itself as an elitist activity.”

— Maggie Nelson

“For this essential acceptance, the majority must be persuaded by ideology that their government is good, wise and, at least, inevitable, and certainly better…

— Murray N. Rothbard

Anti-intellectualism is a disposition to discount the importance of truth and the life of the mind.

— Os Guinness

“Anti-intellectualism has long been the anti-Semitism of the businessman," by which he meant that those at the top of the heap use intellectuals as…

— Anonymous

“It is not so evident why intellectuals need the State. Put simply, we may state that the intellectual’s livelihood in the free market is…

— Murray N. Rothbard

Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and culture.

— Andrei Sakharov