Meritocracy Quote by Chris Hayes

“the only secure basis for oligarchy is collectivism. Wealth”

— George Orwell

“It had long been realized that the only secure basis for oligarchy is collectivism. Wealth and privilege are most easily defended when they are…

— George Orwell

“The meritocratic society has given way to a hereditary meritocracy.”

— Edward Luce

“Meritocracy is a social arrangement like any other: it is a loose set of rules that can be adapted in order to obscure advantages,…

— Shamus Rahman Khan

“The biggest delusion of the oligarch is the thought that the authority wealth offers will outlive the society that gave it to them.”

— Anonymous

That the actual practice of meritocracy mostly involves a strenuous quest to avoid any kind of downward mobility, for oneself or for one's kids,…

— Ross Douthat

Meritocracy has nothing to do with who gets in. It's more who you are and where you come from and where you are employed.

— Rush Limbaugh

“This is not a meritocracy.”

— Sallie Tisdale

“what it is: an oligarchy,” declared McKinnon. “The system is controlled by a handful of ultra-wealthy people, most of whom got rich from the…

— Jane Mayer

But the truth is the meritocracy is a lie. Those born into wealth and privilege will always be able to game the system for…

— Krystal Ball

It's the tyranny of an oligarchy that I'm concerned about.

— Pat Robertson

“Oligarchy: Rule by the few, usually the richest One Percent. In Aristotle’s political theory, oligarchy is the stage into which democracy evolves, and which…

— Michael Hudson