“I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.”

The term "educated idiots" comes to mind.

Right on.

Ha!

Would he be talking about todays graduates?

Travel to a 3rd world country in which the common people must provide for themselves or perish. No matter what promises the government may make, they will have to figure out a way to raise food, make shelter, and trade among each other -- regulations be damned. If something is broken, someone will figure out how to fix it -- and quite happily. I have learned a great deal from 'poor' people who are richer in so many ways than their 'Western' counterparts which live like royalty in comparison and are never satisfied. I have tremendous respect for such people.

And because so, they think before they act - just don't let them drink to much wine. In France we lived just a short distance from his house.