’’Character is higher than intellect.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

I believe this is true and relevant. Character will make a person go further. People that are just well educated might not have character. It is important to educate people into using good character, because if they aren’t educated, they will not be ready for the real world. Education is just as important to have good character, but character will always be higher at the end of the day. Knowledge is powerful, and anyone can dominate and use full advantage of it. In prison we have people who have been arrested for illegal hacking, or cracking codes they aren’t suppose to. Some prisoner in fact, have a high I.Q. Using knowledge for scams and evil doesn’t demonstrate anything good. Knowledge is powerful and it can lead a person in both right or wrong directions. It is up to the person which way they would want to go. A person who is intellected must learn what a good character is to be prepared in life. Knowledge must be used for good, and people should be more aware of it. Being educated doesn’t make a person CTR, only having good character does, and that is why it set the bar pretty high.