English: There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of 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."
Toki Pona: sona ala li nasin sewi lon ma Juwese. tenpo ale la, ni li lon. pilin ike tawa jan sona li suli mute lon nasin lawa mi, lon nasin kulupu mi, tan pilin ni pi lon ala: nasin lawa kulupu li toki e ni: sona ala mi li pona. sona sina li pona sama.