Well said, Socratic. Worthy of your namesake.
Intellect is a faculty, it is not a virtue in and of itself.
"Intellect is a faculty, it is not a virtue in and of itself."
Wisdom is the quality needed and it is one thing certain not to be found on the Democratic side of the aisle in this election cycle. Wisdom is as likely to be found among the uneducated as among the so-called intelligentsia.