The Poison Ivy League 5/28/2008 - The Diigo Meta page

• 28 May 08
  

  Wisely

  "What has me dwelling on ivy is my recent realization that much of what I don't like about American politics – namely, American politicians – can be traced back to Ivy League schools. It can't just be a coincidence that four or five universities keep spitting out presidential candidates and their spouses with the sort of regularity that Notre Dame used to turn out All American football players."

  elite class politics

  • It is worth noting that, although Harvard has been around since 1636, Yale since 1701 and Princeton since 1746, none of them can claim Washington, Jefferson or Lincoln as an alumnus. George Washington was homeschooled. Thomas Jefferson attended William and Mary and graduated in two years. Abraham Lincoln was also homeschooled, but he was both teacher and student, a true autodidact who read the Bible, Shakespeare and his law books, by candlelight.

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