[Vigilanteman]

Generally speaking, our greatest presidents came from no-name colleges (Reagan), were self-taught (Lincoln) or even skipped college altogether (Cleveland).

[CondoleezzaProtege]

and soon Sarah Palin :) -- who actually, according to the standards of this article, is a TRUE intellectual.

Being an intellectual means, first of all, being passionate about ideas—and not just for the duration of a semester, for the sake of pleasing the teacher, or for getting a good grade.

Being an intellectual begins with thinking your way outside of your assumptions and the system that enforces them.

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