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Today we frankly recognize that democracy can be no more than aspiration, and have rule not so much by the people as by the cleverest people; not an aristocracy of birth, not a plutocracy of wealth, but a true meritocracy of talent.

Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington

Every bodily process is pulsing to its own beat within the overall beat of the solar system.

Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington

Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington

Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington

Born: August 9, 1915

Died: January 14, 2002 (aged 86)

Bio: Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington was a British sociologist, social activist and politician who coined the term "meritocracy".

Known for:

The Rise of the Meritocracy (1958)
Family and Kinship in East London (1957)
The New East End: Kinship, Race and Conflict
The Estranged Object

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