Quotes by Egalitarianism Like many works of literature, Hollywood chooses for its villains people who strive for social dominance through the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and power. But the ordinary business of capitalism is much more egalitarian: It's about finding meaning and enjoyment in work and production. Alex Tabarrok egalitarianism hollywood people The principle of equality does not destroy the imagination, but lowers its flight to the level of the earth. Alexis de Tocqueville egalitarianism equality imagination Did Romeo and Juliet have a ... "relationship"? The term "relationship" ... betokens a chaste egalitarianism leveling different ranks and degrees of attachment. Allan Bloom egalitarianism degrees attachment A good education would be devoted to encouraging and refining the love of the beautiful, but a pathologically misguided moralism instead turns such longing into a sin against the high goal of making everyone feel good, of overcoming nature in the name of equality. ... Love of the beautiful may be the last and finest sacrifice to radical egalitarianism. Allan Bloom egalitarianism sacrifice beautiful I was raised with a sense of democratic vistas and egalitarianism. Anne Waldman egalitarianism vistas democratic The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. Aristotle egalitarianism equality philosophical The man at the top of the intellectual pyramid contributes the most to all those below him, but gets nothing except his material payment, receiving no intellectual bonus from others to add to the value of his time. The man at the bottom who, left to himself, would starve in his hopeless ineptitude, contributes nothing to those above him, but receives the bonus of all of their brains. Such is the nature of the 'competition' between the strong and the weak of the intellect. Such is the pattern of 'exploitation' for which you have damned the strong. Ayn Rand egalitarianism strong men As the egalitarianism of Marxism is attractive to many, socialism could have attracted many followers in America, anyway. But there is no doubt that it could not possibly have affected us so widely and so deeply as it has, had it not been heavily financed. B. Carroll Reece egalitarianism doubt america I wanted a racially just society. I wanted to end wars. I wanted to end white supremacy. I wanted to create a world that was based on egalitarianism, sharing, racial justice. Bill Ayers egalitarianism white war Feudal societies don't create great cinema; we have great theatre. The egalitarian societies create great cinema. The Americans, the French. Because equality is sort of what the cinema deals with. It deals with stories which don't fall into 'Everybody in their place and who's who,' and all that. But the theatre's full of that. Brian Cox egalitarianism theatre fall There you have it: an expensive higher education based on sloganeering, on pat, trite phrases that substitute moral posturing for political reasoning. It's elitism masquerading as egalitarianism. Camille Paglia egalitarianism phrases political Disregarding the value of religion and believing in egalitarianism are two misconceptions that cause America much trouble today. Charley Reese egalitarianism two believe It's more egalitarian on the Internet - anyone can put anything up. But in terms of the money it takes to allow a band to get good, there's less of it to invest. Chris Martin egalitarianism internet band Egalitarianism is possible only in small social systems. Once a medium gets past a certain size fame is a forced move. Clay Shirky egalitarianism past moving The idea of the peace movement and of people who spent their entire lives trying to have a more egalitarian, just society, suddenly became swamped by the record industry, by the new rock and roll culture, and by the idea of not trusting anyone over thirty. David Amram egalitarianism rock-and-roll rocks Chinks in America's egalitarian armor are not hard to find. Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism. Florence King egalitarianism women america A willingness to engage in the give and take of argument displays a commitment to cognitive egalitarianism - the proposition that all people should be treated as intellectual equals, and that no individual can legitimately claim a privileged immunity from the burden of proof. George H. Smith burden-of-proof egalitarianism commitment It's been a great place to get in touch with what people are really thinking. And to make contact with readers and other writers. Egalitarian, wide open, like the Wild West! Greg Bear egalitarianism people thinking Egalitarianism, in every form and shape, is incompatible with the idea of private property. Hans-Hermann Hoppe egalitarianism shapes ideas It is the American vice, the democratic disease which expresses its tyranny by reducing everything unique to the level of the herd. Henry Miller egalitarianism unique vices 12»