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The new elite which seeks to supersede the old one, or merely to share its power and honors, does not admit to such an intention frankly and openly.
Vilfredo Pareto The Rise and Fall of Elites · 1900

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“Assume that the new elite were clearly and simply to proclaim its intentions which are to supplant the old elite; no one would come to its assistance, it would be defeated before having fought a battle. On the contrary, it appears to be asking nothing for itself, well knowing that without asking anything in advance it will obtain what it wants as a consequence of its victory.”

Vilfredo Pareto · Manual of Political Economy, 1906 · Primary source

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