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The intellect, like all cultural values, has created an aristocracy based on the possession of rational culture and independent of all personal ethical qualities of man. The aristocracy of intellect is hence an unbrotherly aristocracy. The idea that the intellect is the only thing that counts in life is one that makes human beings envious of those who are more intelligent than they are. It is seen as an example of how society puts material success above everything else.
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