{"text":"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.","author":"Isaac Asimov","tags":["anti-intellectualism","cult","culture","democracy","ignorance","intellectual","political","politics","united-states","willful-ignorance"],"id":156841,"author_id":"Isaac+Asimov"}