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| | *an unknown and possibly uneducated playwright, William Shakespeare, produced the greatest plays ever | | *an unknown and possibly uneducated playwright, William Shakespeare, produced the greatest plays ever |
| | *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. |
| − | *One of the greatest of all US presidents had hardly any previous experience of national politics. [[Abraham Lincoln]], who had previously served just one term in Congress, succeeded [[James Buchanan]], former congressman, senator, ambassador, Secretary of State and presidential disaster.
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| | Musical examples of the "best of the public" include: | | Musical examples of the "best of the public" include: |
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| | *the solution of one of the greatest unsolved problem of our time, the [[Poincaré conjecture]] (see below) | | *the solution of one of the greatest unsolved problem of our time, the [[Poincaré conjecture]] (see below) |
| | *[[Evariste Galois]], an unknown teenager, developed [[group theory]] and it took the mathematical experts a century to appreciate it | | *[[Evariste Galois]], an unknown teenager, developed [[group theory]] and it took the mathematical experts a century to appreciate it |
| − | *[[Bill Gates]] and [[Steve Jobs]] both chose to eschew the academic confines of college and instead implemented their own ideas in computer software and hardware, eventually creating multi-billion dollar companies. | + | *Steve Wozniak developed the first popular personal computer from a garage-based operation |
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| | == Obstacles Created by Experts == | | == Obstacles Created by Experts == |