My guess is that most intellectuals underestimate just how dysfunctional most firms are.

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This is a major historical vindication that made the Kirchner government popular among much of the middle class, human rights groups and most intellectuals.

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French philosopher and theologian, Henry Corbin (1903-1978) was one of the most important intellectuals and scholars of the twentieth century.

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Most American intellectuals and U.S. politicians are hoping Americans will get used to permanently-higher government spending as a share of GDP, and eventually, higher tax burdens, if even on the middle class (as exist in the dysfunctional European welfare states).

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Mr. Zakaria, who also hosts a show on global affairs on CNN, is one of the country's most prominent public intellectuals, having served for a decade as editor of Newsweek International before joining Time magazine as editor-at-large in 2010.

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Most early presidents were intellectuals.

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Most importantly, he seemed hungry for a sign that intellectuals and older folk understand the importance of hip hop.

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The book and subsequent film are arguably most memorable for their unique depiction of elderly forest-dwelling intellectuals who counter the ban on the printed word by memorizing whole works of literature.

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Its best artists and intellectuals are as capable of stepping back and critiquing its flows and flaws as the most astute observers and participants in any other genre of musical or critical endeavor.

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