… the word ‘intellectual,’ of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.

With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word ‘intellectual,’ of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.

– Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451