[V K Lee]

Agree.
Many thanks from here as well.

Such a shame all the “wise men” either did not make
future generations, or, they became depleted in the ‘wise’
category before the attempt might be made.

[monkeyshine]

Such a shame all the “wise men” either did not make future generations

We abdicated control of future generations to bureaucrats and technocrats and political hacks. They have zero interest in teaching this. Actually just the opposite.