Chris Hayes (journalist) Quote

Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to allow their friends, allies, and kin to scramble up. In other words: 'Who says meritocracy says oligarchy.'


Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy (ed. Crown, 2012) - ISBN: 9780307720474


Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to allow their friends, allies, and...

Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to allow their friends, allies, and...

Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to allow their friends, allies, and...

Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to allow their friends, allies, and...