Our right and fundamental democratic concern is that all people be equal before the law and, a much more difficult goal, have equal opportunity. But pursuit of these goals must not blind us to the wildly unequal distribution of native talents, and the unequal drives to grow, hone, and express native talent. Hence our structures and processes must cold-bloodedly recognize that people who have done great designs are more likely to make yet others if entrusted with freedom and authority to do so.
