Anti-intellectualism. . . has been present in some form and degree in most societies; in one it takes … - Richard Hofstadter

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Anti-intellectualism. . . has been present in some form and degree in most societies; in one it takes the form of the administering of hemlock, in another of town-and-gown riots, in another of censorship and regimentation, in still another of Congressional investigations.

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