It's A Quote

[Alan V]

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
- Isaac Asimov

Asimov also said:

"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." 

He was from an earlier generation of intellectuals, which included Richard Hofstadter and Christopher Lasch. They knew that for a good society science is necessary but not sufficient. Science doesn't teach us wisdom. Asimov would include people who only value science, not good literature or philosophy, among the anti-intellectuals. 

He wrote books on Shakespeare, Paradise Lost, the Bible, and many aspects of history.

According to Google, wisdom is "the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment."

Experience comes from living life. Often it comes from learning the hard way, like how I learned not to trust certain philosophers.

Verifiable knowledge comes from the sciences.

Good judgment comes from both experience and knowledge in combination.

Philosophy was necessary for earlier generations. It is less relevant with the more verified knowledge we acquire. This is because so much of our verified knowledge is counter-intuitive.

Call that anti-intellectual if you like, but intellectuals have often disagreed among themselves.