“In truth, elite education has become a cattle brand. It signifies lots of things other than knowledge: for some, politically correct certification; for others, good test scores and grades that got them in; for a few, later entry into the alumni ranks of high business, law, academia, government, and the media.”

2010s, The Deflation of the Academic Brand (2018)

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American military historian, essayist, university professor 1953

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