Randall Jarrell Quote

... when General Eisenhower defined an intellectual as a man who takes more words than is necessary to tell more than he knows, he was speaking not as a Republican but as an American.


The Intellectual in America, p. 5 - A Sad Heart at the Supermarket: Essays & Fables (1962)


When General Eisenhower defined an intellectual as a man who takes more words than is necessary to tell more than he knows, he was speaking not as a...

When General Eisenhower defined an intellectual as a man who takes more words than is necessary to tell more than he knows, he was speaking not as a...

When General Eisenhower defined an intellectual as a man who takes more words than is necessary to tell more than he knows, he was speaking not as a...

When General Eisenhower defined an intellectual as a man who takes more words than is necessary to tell more than he knows, he was speaking not as a...