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A Meritocracy Is A System In Which The People Who Are The Luckiest In Their Health And Genetic Endowment; Luckiest In Terms Of Family Support, Encouragement And, Probably, Income; Luckiest In Their Educational And Career Opportunities; And Luckiest In So Many Other Ways Difficult To Enumerate - These Are The Folks Who Reap The Largest Rewards.
-Ben Bernanke
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A Meritocracy Is A System In Which

Ben Bernanke
A Meritocracy Is A System In Which The People Who Are The Luckiest In Their Health And Genetic Endowment; Luckiest In Terms Of Family Support, Encouragement And, Probably, Income; Luckiest In Their Educational And Career Opportunities; And Luckiest In So Many Other Ways Difficult To Enumerate - These Are The Folks Who Reap The Largest Rewards.
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