Richard Hofstadter Quote

Intellect needs to be understood not as some kind of claim against the other human excellences for which a fatally high price has to be paid, but rather as a complement to them without which they cannot be fully consummated.


p. 46 - Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (1974)


Intellect needs to be understood not as some kind of claim against the other human excellences for which a fatally high price has to be paid, but...

Intellect needs to be understood not as some kind of claim against the other human excellences for which a fatally high price has to be paid, but...

Intellect needs to be understood not as some kind of claim against the other human excellences for which a fatally high price has to be paid, but...

Intellect needs to be understood not as some kind of claim against the other human excellences for which a fatally high price has to be paid, but...