No single one can possess greater wisdom than the many Scholars who are elected by all men for their wisdom.
 Ayn Rand, Anthem (1938). copy citation

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Author Ayn Rand
Source Anthem
Topic wisdom scholar
Date 1938
Language English
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“We do not understand them, but we think that the men of the Unmentionable Times had known our power of the sky, and these things had some relation to it. We do not know, but we shall learn. We cannot stop now, even though it frightens us that we are alone in our knowledge. No single one can possess greater wisdom than the many Scholars who are elected by all men for their wisdom. Yet we can. We do. We have fought against saying it, but now it is said. We do not care. We forget all men, all laws and all things save our metals and our wires. So much is still to be learned! So long a road lies before us, and what care we if we must travel it alone!” source