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Meritocracy Achieved in England by 1700
A truly meritocratic society is one where the only things determining social position are genetic inheritance and randomness; by this definition England already achieved meritocracy by around 1700, meaning meritocracy was reached hundreds of years before the modern era.
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Gregory ClarkEvidence Quote
“what you would find in a truly meritocratic society is that the only things that really determine social position are going to be people's genetic inheritance and randomness. That status seems to have been achieved in England already by 1700.”
Created: 6/13/2026, 3:23:31 AM
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