Economic justice Quote by Shamus Rahman Khan

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

A meritocracy is a system in which the people who are the luckiest in their health and genetic endowment; luckiest in terms of family…

— Ben Bernanke

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

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

— Edward Luce

“This is not a meritocracy.”

— Sallie Tisdale

“A meritocracy is a system in which the people who are the luckiest in their health and genetic endowment; luckiest in terms of family…

— Ben Bernanke

“David Brooks, “Our Founding Yuppie,” Weekly Standard, Oct. 23, 2000, 31. The word “meritocracy” is an argument-starter, and I have employed it sparingly in…

— Walter Isaacson

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

“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

What is merit? The opinion one man entertains of another.

— Anonymous

Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing.

— St. Catherine of Siena

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