Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard--Having my say

I think it's interesting the value our culture puts on talented people over hardworking people. The stereotype is that people who are naturally talented (or smart or gifted or whatever) are prized more highly than people who actually built themselves via working hard for it. But, in comparison, I read an interesting piece somewhere about how highly ranked Presidents like Reagan and Lincoln are, who were working class people for much of their lives and don't have an Ivy League education, and are generally ranked higher than many Presidents who were born with a silver spoon in their mouthes. I know there are a whole bunch of exceptions but it still really seems that way, especially for such an elite group. You can see that in a lot of people too, a big difference in the mannerisms of people who recieved what they have versus the people who have had to earn what they have. You can really respect people for the work they have done. Just wanted to have my say.