Damon Knight Quote

A society that put more emphasis on birth than ability was likely to breed ability out of its ruling class.


Chapter 19 (p. 190) - A for Anything (1959)


A society that put more emphasis on birth than ability was likely to breed ability out of its ruling class.

A society that put more emphasis on birth than ability was likely to breed ability out of its ruling class.

A society that put more emphasis on birth than ability was likely to breed ability out of its ruling class.

A society that put more emphasis on birth than ability was likely to breed ability out of its ruling class.