"An intellectual may be defined as a man who speaks with general authority about a subject on which he has no particular competence."
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Philosophers from the United StatesJournalists from the United StatesColumnists from the United StatesPeople from New York CityPublishers from the United States
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Irving Kristol
Irving Kristol (22 January 1920 – 18 September 2009) was an American columnist, journalist, and writer who was dubbed the "godfather of neoconservatism."
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