it shouldn't be surprising that the people who end up in the most powerful positions in society by and large had the best educational opportunities historically (Eton + Oxbridge) or more recently are self selected from people who were high academic achievers (Oxbridge grads).
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it shouldn't be surprising that the people who end up in the most powerful positions in society by and large had the best educational opportunities historically (Eton + Oxbridge) or more recently are self selected from people who were high academic achievers (Oxbridge grads).