There is not in all America a more dangerous trait than the deification of mere smartness unaccompanied by any sense of moral responsibility.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Smartness without morality is dangerous. Intelligence needs ethical guidance.
- In plain terms
- Being smart is bad if you are not moral.
- What can you take from it?
- Intelligence without morals is dangerous.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can smartness replace morality?
- What is more dangerous: ignorance or amoral intelligence?
Another view
Some smart people without morals still do great good.
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