a clever person used to mean a person who would exert efforts to achieve a legitimate aim . Hence, a clever pupil is a bright one who makes the best of his educational chance. a clever lawyer one who handles the law so as to prove that his client is in the right .a clever doctor gives the right diagnosis for his patients and prescribes the right medicine for them.this is perfectly feasible in a simple society which will allow a good number of people to do their best to succeed in their pursuits or better their life conditions.
but in a society that has grown in complexity so that only the fittest can survive the term has taken anew meaning .If two persons have one chance .the cleverer of them is the one who can push the other out of the way to secure the chance for him self.
Worse still a clever person might twist it wrong to make it look right.
A clever lawyer in the sense of the word is he who manages to prove the innocence of a wrong doer. A doctor who entices more patients to go to him and consequently makes more money out of them would be a clever doctor . A clever propagandist to increase its sales .There are very clever men both in commerce and in politics. Even in government offices there are clever social climbers that Reap gains with the least efforts.
Yet, there are still honest people in society who have a reputation for doing what they are convinced is right
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