Elite Quotes

“In almost every act of our daily lives... we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons... who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses.”

“We are the 5 percent of the 5 percent.”

“The theory of the liberal elite is that they know better than the people.”

“What has happened is that a tiny, interconnected elite has drawn an ever-larger share of the nation's income and wealth into its own hands.”

“Ours must be a leadership democracy administered by the intelligent minority who know how to regiment and guide the masses.”

“The class="highlight">governing class is not a homogeneous body. It has a varied structure, being divided into two groups: one which governs and the other which does not.”

“The idea of 'the establishment' is very '60s. The real word is 'the elite'.”

“The class="highlight">ruling class is not your friend. They don't care about you.”

“What elites call populism is the cry of the people for a voice in their own destiny.”

“La mafia del poder.”

“Three hundred men, all of whom know one another, direct the economic destiny of Europe and choose their successors from among themselves.”

“You do not mess with the special investigators.”

“Populism can be a healthy corrective to an out-of-touch elite.”

“The National parties and their presidential candidates, with the Eastern Establishment swaying the choice of both, have moved closer and closer together.”

“We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”

“There are only about four hundred people in fashionable New York Society. If you go outside that number you strike people who are either not at ease in a ballroom or else make other people not at ease.”

“In my view, we have a corrupt political system, dominated by the corporate elite and the wealthy.”