It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant or a scapegoat.
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"It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant or a scapegoat." — Richard Hofstadter
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It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant or a scapegoat. — Richard Hofstadter
About Richard Hofstadter
Richard Hofstadter was a Historian from United States (1916–1970).
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This quote is attributed to Richard Hofstadter, a Historian from United States.
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Richard Hofstadter lived from 1916 – 1970.