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Our modern democratic ideal is based on the hope that inequalities will be based on merit more than inheritance or luck.

Thomas Piketty
Democratic Ideals, Luck, Inheritance
"French economist Thomas Piketty compares US economy to Europe in the Gilded Age". Associated Press Interview, www.oregonlive.com. April 23, 2014.
Our modern democratic ideal is based on the hope that inequalities will be based on merit more than inheritance or luck.