The real issue is not talent as an independent element but talent in relationship to will desire and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.
Our government is the potent the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill it teaches the whole people by its example.
If you don't have a teacher you can't have a disciple.
If we can teach a teacher we can reach more people.
Everyone will tell you how rigid I am but a teacher has to be flexible. You...