GOP Elephant: I'm thinking of the children. Man in limo: Say thank you, Reginald. Reginald: No. Man in limo: Chip off the old block. Tom: Mustn't get too friendly with the hired help.
Quite right, Simon. John Adams made his way through sheer determination and brilliance, not family connections. Ditto Franklin. Some of the Virginians claimed advantages for being from the “first colony,” but none of the Founding Fathers (or Mothers) had noble connections that I know of. They were big believers in merit determining destiny.
Churchill, I explicitly said this is not a meritocracy. But we would be a better nation if we were. We still have enough flexibility for some people to move ahead through merit, but I think it’s getting harder.
Quite right, Simon. John Adams made his way through sheer determination and brilliance, not family connections. Ditto Franklin. Some of the Virginians claimed advantages for being from the “first colony,” but none of the Founding Fathers (or Mothers) had noble connections that I know of. They were big believers in merit determining destiny. Churchill, I explicitly said this is not a meritocracy. But we would be a better nation if we were. We still have enough flexibility for some people to move ahead through merit, but I think it’s getting harder.