[niteowl77]

It's more than education. One doesn't have to be a genius or a good student to be a great citizen, but I will admit that common sense sure helps. My life has been blessed with people who were considered "dumb as a box of rocks" as far as "book learning" was concerned, yet they have been straight arrows in their habits and their jobs, and thus have made good, productive lives for themselves. Character and courage are not determined by education.

One could convincingly argue that a lot of the problems we face in this nation are due to the influences of well (or over) educated people who are simply no damned good, but who know how to kill a culture by leading the gullible and the indolent. Such as, say, the Smartest Woman in America® (PIAPS).

[teldon30]

agreed!!!

[GOPJ]

Amen:

... Character and courage are not determined by education.

One could convincingly argue that a lot of the problems we face in this nation are due to the influences of well (or over) educated people who are simply no damned good, but who know how to kill a culture by leading the gullible and the indolent. Such as, say, the Smartest Woman in America® (PIAPS).

[wbill]

Character and courage are not determined by education.

Bingo. I would argue that they're far more important than education and will get you much farther in life.

I think that "Integrity" is another word that needs to come back into style.