For the most part our elected "leaders" and "civil servants" are neither, they just play those roles on TV.
Too often we in the West equate formal education, fancy clothes and (relatively) high wealth with being smart. There may be some correlation with being "smart" but very little with being wise.
Many years ago I had a bit of "interaction" with the Kenya secret police. On other occasions with high ranking Tanzanian and Ugandan military officers. Finally with a village of illiterate bushmen. I was very surprised to learn just how competent these men were, then greatly humbled to realize how uninformed and biased I was.
There are wise and good people all over the place, if we just look & listen.
Thus endeth the sermon for today. :-)