> This is due to the fact that the intelligence & character of the masses are incomparably lower than the intelligence and character of the few who produce some

> This is due to the fact that the intelligence & character of the masses are incomparably lower than the intelligence and character of the few who produce some thing valuable for the community. One rejects "incomparably". Sure, there is a distribution if intelligence and character. But one suspects that the variance isn't as pronounced (or important) as A.E. might suppose. As evidence, note the general rarity of a Newton or Einstein. At the other end of the distribution, note the elderly couple who have been happily married for most of their lives and have begotten a clan. History will remember The Names, but if we integrate joy over time, I'd contend that the anonymous couple may be more enviable.