THE INTELLECTUAL POWER OF A NATION

The power of the mind is measured by knowledge.

Reading.

Research.

Observing evidence. Collecting it. Comparing. Sorting. Drawing logical conclusions.

This is what bears witness to the power of the mind.

A person capable of this work is intelligent and an intellectual.

The number of intelligent people and intellectuals determines a nation’s place on the world stage.

If play, laughter, lying about, eating, drinking and intercourse are one’s main aims, if one is too lazy to read and to research, such people are doomed to walk at the rear of the people.

Even an ordinary craftsman, a blacksmith or a shoemaker can become a scholar.

One only needs to acquire knowledge.

The power to read and analyze a single book shows a person’s inner intellectual power.

It is very hard to build an elevated nation with those who cannot manage even such a relatively complex task.