Moses dismissed classless civil service as ‘false democracy’

Evidence

Was there, perhaps, a question as to the democracy of such a system? Moses’ answer was that a civil service with no class differentiation is “one of mediocrity” and “such democracy is false democracy.” — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 236

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