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It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant or a scapegoat.


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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