Alliances Quote by Howard Zinn

“fundamental to the concept of an elite is the idea that its members must merit their status in the judgment of others and that…

— Thomas R. Martin

When ordinary people wake up, elites begin to tremble in their boots. They can't get away with their abuse. They can't get away with…

— Cornel West

“Moved by the need for control, for an unchallenged top tier, the power elite in American history has thrived by placating the vulnerable and…

— Nancy Isenberg

An elite class that is free to operate without limits - whether limits imposed by the rule of law or fear of the responses…

— Glenn Greenwald

There are elites that are real leaders and role models. There are elites that are really selfish and want to pull up the ladder…

— Thomas Friedman

Administrators make work for each other so that they can multiply the number of their subordinates and enhance their prestige.

— C. Northcote Parkinson

The essence of a class system is not that the privileged are conscious of their privileges, but that the deprived are conscious of their…

— Clive James

An elite is someone who's for themselves and not for the country.

— Steve Bannon

In a really business-run society like the United States, the business elites are deeply committed to class struggle and are engaged in it all…

— Noam Chomsky

The door of opportunity swings wide open in our country. Through it, in constant flow, go those who toil. America recognizes no aristocracy save…

— Calvin Coolidge

A sort of moral blackmail is exerted from both poles. The underclass, one gathers, should be dulled with charity and welfare provision lest it…

— Christopher Hitchens

“Ruling elites seem to have learned through the generations—consciously or not—that war makes them more secure against internal trouble.”

— Howard Zinn