Institutional power persists even in egalitarian settings that believe they disavowed it
Evidence
We still think it natural that a man should leave his property to his children; that is to say, we accept the hereditary principle as regards economic power while rejecting it as regards political power. Political dynasties have disappeared, but economic dynasties survive. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2250 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Pre-revolution activist politics left paternal authority within the family untouched; Hereditary economic power persists despite the abolition of political dynasties — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2250; Subordinate class institutions can be absorbed to contain rather than end opposition. (+10 more)
Related
- Hereditary economic power persists despite the abolition of political dynasties (similarity 0.94)
- Feudal elites can keep leading a bourgeois state without fusing with the bourgeoisie (similarity 0.86)
- Economic property rights persist independent of legal recognition (similarity 0.79)
- Economic power structures persist only through explicit maintenance mechanisms (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Hereditary economic power persists despite the abolition of political dynasties
#exemplifies(0.80) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2250 - Subordinate class institutions can be absorbed to contain rather than end opposition.
#exemplifies(0.75)