Like modern Gnostics relishing in some secret knowledge that surpasses the received wisdom of the ages, intellectuals proclaim the way forward.

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My private theory is that some of the wisdom of the ages has been passed along in their genes, and a little may rub off on me, if I allow it.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Dog Days'

Information technology is changing at blinding speed, and new e-readers, new applications, new file formats, and new ways of presenting the wisdom of the ages are opening up a whole new literary universe.

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It's based upon the wisdom of the ages.

CNN: Thompson's September 7, 2007, speech in Des Moines, Iowa

We had a group of Founding Fathers who knew the scriptures, who knew the wisdom of the ages, who knew that there was such a thing as human nature, who knew that man was prone to err and government ought to be constructed on the basis of that knowledge, but that man could rise to great heights when inspired and when given the opportunity.

CNN: Thompson's October 19, 2007, speech to Value Voters Summit