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Elites Quite Naturally Define As The Most Important And Admired Qualities For A Citizen Those On Which They Themselves Have Concentrated.

Ten Geographers Who Think The World Is Flat Will Tend To Reinforce Each Other's Errors ... Only A Sailor Can Set Them Straight.

Simplicity Is No Longer Presented As A Virtue. The Value Of Complex And Difficult Language Has Been Preached With Such Insistence That The Public Has Begun To Believe The Lack Of Clarity Must Be A Sign Of Artistic Talent.

Happy Family: The Existence And Maintenance Of [this] Is Thought To Make A Politician Fit For Public Office. According To This Theory, The Public Are Less Concerned By Whether Or Not They Are Effectively Represented Than By The Need To Be Assured That The Penises And Vaginas Of Public Officials Are Only Used In Legally Sanctioned Circumstances.

In The Humanist Ideal, The Mainstream Is Where Interesting Debate, The Generating Of New Ideas And Creativity Take Place. In Rational Society This Mainstream Is Considered Uncontrollable And Is Therefore Made Marginal. The Centre Ground Is Occupied Instead By Structures And Courtiers.