Belief Quote by Trish Regan

America is a meritocracy.

— P. J. O'Rourke

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

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

“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

If you have a sharp bold economic message, you can unite everybody.

— Charles Schumer

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

Let's prove that we're going to stand together, make the smart decisions that will get the economy going and growing for everybody, not just…

— Hillary Clinton

That's how we build the economy of the future. An economy with more jobs and less debt, we root it in fairness. We grow…

— Elizabeth Warren

When people are judged by merit, not connections, then the best and brightest can lead the country, people will work hard, and the entire…

— Barack Obama

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

Our belief is that aspirations, meritocracy, and a world class institution are the three ingredients our country needs.

— Shiv Nadar

“Among the members of these upper income groups are US academic economists, many of whom believe that the economy of the United States is…

— Thomas Piketty