Quote by Edward Luce Download Open image ““The meritocratic society has given way to a hereditary meritocracy.”” — Edward Luce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“The meritocratic society has given way to a hereditary meritocracy. The children of the rich are overwhelmingly likely to stay rich.” — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“The differences in society should be determined by merit. That’s all. Not birth.” — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
“The world more often rewards outward signs of merit than merit itself.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Recognize that having an effective idea meritocracy requires that you understand the merit of each person’s ideas.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Any attempt to redress the inequities and injustices that plague our society has to start with the reality that we will never live in… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Man's merit lieth in service and virtue and not in the pageantry of wealth and riches.” — Bahá'u'lláh Copy Share Image
Meritocracy is our social ideal, particularly among good liberals. Equality of opportunity, but not of outcome. Not evaluating people by their [outside] features, but… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Creating a meritocracy requires equal participation by both the hippo, who could rule the day by fiat, and the brave smart creative, who risks… — Eric Schmidt Copy Share Image
“Davos has become the emblem of a global elite that has lost its ability to listen.” — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“By any numerical measure, humanity is becoming rapidly less poor. But between half and two-thirds of people in the West have been treading water… — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“Cowen detects conformism even in the liveliest Silicon Valley companies. Most of its denizens wear some variation on the casual hipster uniform and all… — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“It would also require a conscious effort to look at the world from unfamiliar standpoints and admit that the West has no monopoly on… — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“Almost half of Americans would be unable to pay a $400 medical emergency bill without going into debt.67” — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“In the US, the more liberal a city’s politics, the higher the rate of inequality.45” — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“With chisels and pickaxes we made our tiny contributions to this orgy of historic vandalism.” — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“the Toil Index – the number of working hours it takes a median worker to pay the median rent in one of America’s big… — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“Today’s equivalent is probably ‘get an engineering degree’, but it will not necessarily be as lucrative. A third of Americans who graduated in STEM… — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“Shortly afterwards Addis Ababa launched a crackdown on its opponents that resulted in hundreds of deaths. If America’s president was in two minds about… — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“Émile Durkheim, the father of modern sociology, said that when societies hit a civilisational break the suicide rate soars.” — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
