Quote by Albert Jay Nock on Mass Mentality and Superiority

„Above all things the mass-mind is most bitterly resentful of superiority. It will not tolerate the thought of an elite; and under a political system of universal suffrage, the mass-mind is enabled to make its antipathies prevail.“

Albert Jay NockAlbert Jay Nock analyzes the mass resentment of superiority and elites within democratic systems.
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Albert Jay Nock was an American libertarian author, editor, educational theorist, Georgist, and social critic.

Albert Jay Nock critically describes the mass mentality's resentment toward elites and superiority within democratic systems.


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Albert Jay Nock quote about mass mentality, superiority, and universal suffrage

Albert Jay Nock (1870–1945) was a prominent American writer and social critic known for his libertarian views and critique of the state. He was also an editor and educational theorist and supported the economic philosophy of Georgism.

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