Quote by: Richard Hofstadter

...the danger that American society as a whole will over-esteem intellect or assign it such a transcendent value as to displace other legitimate values is one that hardly troubles us.


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Author Bio


  • NameRichard Hofstadter
  • DescriptionAmerican historian
  • BornAugust 6, 1916
  • DiedOctober 24, 1970
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian; Political Scientist; Writer
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Pulitzer Prize For History; Pulitzer Prize For General Non-Fiction