Elitist Quotes

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
― Isaac Asimov

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”
― Winston S. Churchill

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
― H.L. Mencken, On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe

“The girl slid into the back seat of the town car, tugging at the hem of her dress like she was afraid she might leave a stain on the upholstery.”
― John McNee, Grudge Punk

“A "racist" thinks themselves better than other races. An "elitist" thinks they are better than everyone.”
― A.E. Samaan

“It is scarcely the same thing to put a man on the moon as to put a bone in your nose.”
― William Henry III

“Purpose of progress is to lift all humanity, not to pamper the elites' moronity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Elitism is moronism, for it facilitates disparity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Fish fingers don't feature on my menu and I immediately hate myself for the arrogant way I put my menus together. What makes so-called serious food, dishes that are meant to be refined- cod loin in blackberry jus with wild mushrooms, millefeuilles of lamb and aubergines, torte of mascarpone with grapes and cognac- what makes them any more worthy of being served at Chez moi? I find my own elitism repulsive.”
― Agnès Desarthe, Chez Moi: A Novel

“You don’t need to be intelligent to be good.”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Veins Ignite: Either Integration or Degradation

“Elitism & Fundamentalism (The Sonnet)

Elitism and fundamentalism,
Are both the enemies of progress.
Exchanging one bad habit for another,
Is not true advancement but regress.
Fundamentalists used to fill the world,
With the poison of dirty division.
Today elitists poison the world,
By endorsing snobbery and narcissism.
Conscience, courage and compassion,
These are the three pillars of progress.
Without these all belief is delusion,
All glitter is but a sign of coldness.
Replace not fundamentalism with elitism.
Grow out of selfishness into collectivism.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Ingan Impossible: Handbook of Hatebusting

“Intelligence without compassion is more dangerous than ignorance with power.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth

“Helper First, Clever Later
(Sonnet 3115-3116)

Rationalism is also a belief system,
a belief system that prioritizes logic
over anything else, which has its use,
but when devoid of empathy
rationalism is as useless as blind faith.

Militant rationalism,
often synonymous with militant atheism,
only empowers the industry of quacks,
because ivory tower philosophy
aloof from the struggles of life
is just intellectual make believe,
which only strengthens superstition, through
its xenophobic treatment of human frailty -

militant atheism is to overfed aristocratic twits
what manifestation is to rich whitewashed women.

Try telling a starving child, hunger is illusion;
try telling a refugee, safety is delusion;
philosophy detached from life is a sign
of moral degeneration, not illumination -
intelligence detached from empathy
is the ultimate delusion.

Or better yet, come close,
let me stuff your ugly militant mouth
with a handful of scorching hot chili peppers,
then let me give you a five hour lecture
on the chemistry of H2O and its relation to life,
before offering you a glass of water.

First compassion, then rationalism;
first humanity, then philosophy -
otherwise, you need psychiatric treatment
as much as religious fanatics do.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Rationalism has its use, but when devoid of empathy it's as useless as blind faith. Try telling a starving child, hunger is illusion; try telling a refugee, safety is delusion; philosophy detached from life is a sign of moral degeneration, not illumination - intelligence detached from empathy is the ultimate delusion.

Or better yet, come close, let me stuff your ugly militant mouth with a handful of scorching hot chili peppers, then let me give you a five hour lecture on the chemistry of H2O and its relation to life, before offering you a glass of water. First compassion, then rationalism; first humanity, then philosophy.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Philosophy detached from life is a sign of moral degeneration, not illumination.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Militant atheism is to overfed aristocratic twits what manifestation is to rich whitewashed women.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human