"There is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with their minds and some labor with their strength. Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their strength are governed by others. Those who are governed by others support them; those who govern them are supported by them. This is a universal principle."
It's been 2400 years since Confucian scholar Mencius justified the existence of a pampered elite controlling the plebs. Ideas really haven't changed very much since.
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