THE INTELLECTUAL
I In a recent" number of the "Voljkischerßeobachter"' .of _ Munich, Dr. j Joseph "Goebbels; 'Nazi ' Minister of j Propaganda, condemned intellectuality jas he interprets it from the Nazi viewpoint, says the "New York Times." ! "There is' a sharp 'difference between intelligence and intellectiialism.' and between the individual who devotes his brains, ability, and experience to the State and the individual who uses his talents for his- own selfish ends," he wrote. "Not everyone possessed of learning and ability is an intellectual, who may be defined as. an educated person whose courage is in reverse ratio .to his. knowledge. He has roots in our former misguided and mistaken system of education. Actually, such an intellectual is nothing but a collection of knowledge artificially cultivated by means of intellectual exercises. His, influence is more pernicious than that of the simple ignoramus, since he cannot be as easily detected.' The intellectual dresses up cowardice 'as wisdom, lack of judgment as impartiality, arrogance as courage, and lack of firmness as superior insight."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 22, 25 July 1940, Page 14
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170THE INTELLECTUAL Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 22, 25 July 1940, Page 14
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