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Essay / Is knowledge the key to success? - 1151
Even though he was impeached due to his decision-making, he was still sworn in as president. Clinton went to Georgetown University, Oxford University, and then moved to Yale to study law. He was very well educated and yet he still made terrible decisions in certain aspects of his life. Knowledge does not come only from education. Acquiring knowledge on particular subjects can be learned at school yes, but everyone needs a little common sense. Sleeping with another woman in the White House probably has to be one of the most ignorant moves a person can make. Even with an education at three of the world's most prestigious universities, Clinton did not acquire the knowledge necessary to resist the temptation of another woman while married. Most people would agree that he wasn't the best president in any case, but that's a whole other topic. Even with all the education in the world, knowledge is something people must acquire in their lives.