Anyone who believes in equality simply has never honestly stood in the presence of a true genius. A genius is so different and – dare I say it – superior to the rest of us that they might as well be a different species altogether.

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Nathan Smith is a former business journalist and columnist at the NBR. He also worked as the chief editor at the New Zealand Initiative policy think tank. He is now a freelance writer and copy editor.