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| | :*[[Psalms]] and [[Proverbs]] are filled with gems and yet have unknown authorship | | :*[[Psalms]] and [[Proverbs]] are filled with gems and yet have unknown authorship |
| | :*the [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)|Epistle to the Hebrews]] has unknown authorship, despite having the highest intellectual level; it was possibly written by [[Jesus]] | | :*the [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)|Epistle to the Hebrews]] has unknown authorship, despite having the highest intellectual level; it was possibly written by [[Jesus]] |
| − | *[[Shakespeare]] was a mere commoner in the aristocratic [[England]], and yet Shakespeare became the greatest playwright of all time, which some refuse even now to accept that an ordinary, relatively uneducated person could have surpassed the elite by so much. | + | *[[Shakespeare]] was an unknown commoner in aristocratic [[England]], and yet Shakespeare became the greatest playwright of all time; some refuse even now to accept that an ordinary, relatively uneducated person could have surpassed the elite by so much. |
| | *the [[Apostles]] | | *the [[Apostles]] |
| | *Justice [[Robert Jackson]], the finest Supreme Court jurist of the 20th century, did not attend college and never graduated from law school | | *Justice [[Robert Jackson]], the finest Supreme Court jurist of the 20th century, did not attend college and never graduated from law school |
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| | *the design of the immensely successful [[:File:Gateway Arch.jpg|St. Louis Arch]] (the result of a competition won by an obscure architect, awarding a design featuring openness) | | *the design of the immensely successful [[:File:Gateway Arch.jpg|St. Louis Arch]] (the result of a competition won by an obscure architect, awarding a design featuring openness) |
| | *an obscure, unsuccessful author, [[Herman Melville]], wrote the greatest novel in English literature, ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' | | *an obscure, unsuccessful author, [[Herman Melville]], wrote the greatest novel in English literature, ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' |
| − | *an unknown and possibly uneducated playwright, [[William Shakespeare]], produced the greatest plays ever
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| | *The [[Constitution of the United States of America]]. The [[Founding Fathers]], in their wisdom, chose to eschew the idea of "expert" hereditary nobility, but were also wary of the mob rule that could result with pure democracy; thus, they chose a democratic republic instead. | | *The [[Constitution of the United States of America]]. The [[Founding Fathers]], in their wisdom, chose to eschew the idea of "expert" hereditary nobility, but were also wary of the mob rule that could result with pure democracy; thus, they chose a democratic republic instead. |
| | *The [[Electoral College]] was intended to be composed of the best of the public, who would judge who was best qualified to be President. | | *The [[Electoral College]] was intended to be composed of the best of the public, who would judge who was best qualified to be President. |