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has in obtaining an handsome face or an elegant figure. When Aristocracies, are established by human Laws and honour Wealth and Power are made hereditary by municipal Laws and political Institutions, then I acknowledge artificial Aristocracy to commence: but this never commences, till Corruption in Elections becomes dominant and uncontroulable. But this artificial Aristocracy can never last. The everlasting Envys, Jealousies, Rivalries and quarrells among them, their cruel rapacities upon the poor ignorant People their followers, compell these to Sett up CĂŚsar, a Demagogue to be a Monarch and Master, pour mettre chacun a sa place. Here you have the origin of all artificial Aristocracy, which is the origin of all Monarchy. And both artificial Aristocracy, and Monarchy, and civil, military, political and hierarchical Despotism, have all grown out of the natural Aristocracy of "Virtues and Talents." We, to be Sure, are far remote from this. Many hundred years must roll away before We Shall be corrupted.
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politeness and other accomplishments, has become but an auxiliary ground of distinction. There is also an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents; for with these it would belong to the first class. The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature for the instruction, the trusts, and government of society.
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Your distinction between natural and artificial Aristocracy does not appear to me well founded. Birth and Wealth are conferred on Some Men, as imperiously by Nature, as Genius, Strength or Beauty. The Heir to honours and Riches, and power has often no more merit in procuring these Advantages, than he
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Adams argued that "Education, wealth, strength, beauty, stature, birth, marriage, graceful attitudes and motions, gait, air, complexion, physiognomy, are talents, as well as genius and science and learning" and that even the most educated members of society would elect members for reasons other than
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I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Formerly bodily powers gave place among the aristoi. But since the invention of gunpowder has armed the weak as well as the strong with missile death, bodily strength, like beauty, good humor,
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Jefferson agrees with Adams that only the best people should rule society, but he makes a distinction between rulers who belong to the natural aristocracy and rulers who belong to the artificial aristocracy. According to Jefferson, members of the natural aristocracy possess virtue and talents, while
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heavily popularized SAT tests, believing they could help create what he called "Jefferson's ideal" by allowing universities to transition towards a meritocratic admission system that would admit a socioeconomically diverse group of students from the natural aristocracy rather than favoring students
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has been acquired which, tho neither of us think perfect, yet both consider as competent to render our fellow-citizens the happiest and the securest on whom the sun has ever shone. If we do not think exactly alike as to its imperfections, it matters little to our country which, after devoting to it
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I have thus stated my opinion on a point on which we differ, not with a view to controversy, for we are both too old to change opinions which are the result of a long life of inquiry and reflection; but on the suggestion of a former letter of yours, that we ought not to die before we have explained
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The Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education, then, among Negroes must first of all deal with the Talented Tenth; it is the problem of developing the Best of this race that they may guide the Mass away from the contamination and death of the
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And indeed it would have been inconsistent in creation to have formed man for the social state, and not to have provided virtue and wisdom enough to manage the concerns of the society. May we not even say that that form of government is the best which provides the most effectually for a pure
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Jefferson believed a successful republic must identify natural aristocrats and train them to govern. He believed the "best geniuses" must be "raked from the rubbish annually" in educational institutions that nurture their talents. Examples of natural aristocrats include
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members of the artificial aristocracy only possess wealth and birth. He considers members of the natural aristocracy to be the most ideal rulers, and he believes the talents of a natural aristocrat can improve over time:
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true merit. He also thought that even the best men would succumb to temptation. Therefore, a good constitution must have protocols in place (such as checks and balances) to prevent rulers from becoming corrupted.
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selection of these natural aristoi into the offices of government? The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provision should be made to prevent its ascendancy.
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Du Bois argues that these college-educated African-American men should sacrifice their personal interests and use their education to lead and better the African-American community.
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in 1813 which describes a hypothetical political elite that derives its power from talent and virtue (or merit). He distinguishes this from traditional
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who came from impoverished and unprivileged backgrounds, yet through their own merit, were able to rise to become highly influential leaders in the
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long lives of disinterested labor, we have delivered over to our successors in life, who will be able to take care of it, and of themselves.
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argued that the African-American community could be uplifted by a natural aristocracy of African-Americans, which he referred to as the
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tests in the mid-20th century created an interest in objectively measuring the "talent" required of natural aristocrats.
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and the development of the United States. Jefferson's fondness for knowledge and education led him to establishing the
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Jefferson suggests that God created the natural aristocracy, and that the best governments allow the best men to rule:
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Jefferson believed this disagreement was the main purpose of his discussion with Adams, ending the debate with:
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Proposals for concerted operation among the powers at war with the Pyratical states of Barbary
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However, Adams argued that natural aristocracy corrupts into artificial aristocracy, stating:
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Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States
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at colleges, and becoming directly involved in social change. He argued that "
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The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
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Samuelson, Richard (30 September 2011). "Thomas Jefferson and John Adams".
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Jefferson manuscript collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1777 draft and 1786 passage
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advocated a form of government where only the wisest should rule.
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The concept originated in 1813 during a correspondence between
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ourselves to each other. We acted in perfect harmony thro' a
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long and perilous contest for our liberty and independence
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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Index

Thomas Jefferson
aristocracies
meritocracy
Ancient Greece
Plato
Aristotle
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Democratic-Republican Party
Federalist Party
aristocracy
long and perilous contest for our liberty and independence
A constitution
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Fathers of the United States
American Revolution
University of Virginia
IQ
SAT
Harvard University
James B. Conant
Talented tenth
W.E.B. Du Bois
Talented Tenth
classical education
Negro colleges
natural selection

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