Social Class

Last week in class we discussed the concept of social classes with regard to the ideals and mentality of Utilitarianism. I discussed in a previous post that things that are considered to be more intellectually stimulating are considered to be better according to Utilitarianism. Basically the higher the intellect the better something is considered to be. What we discussed in class was the idea that if someone is in possession of a large quantity of money, then they are able to access a higher quality of education compared to someone with less. Therefore they are considered to be better. Therefore, a question I pose is what about Abraham Lincoln? He did not come from allot of money but he exposed himself to as much information and knowledge as possible. Is he considered to be less in the Utilitarian mind set?