In the next ten years we will have to continue to make changes which will make the whole of this country a genuinely classless society.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A policy goal to remove social class distinctions over a decade.
- In plain terms
- We will work to make the country classless in ten years.
- What can you take from it?
- Long-term goals require sustained policy changes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can a society be classless?
- What changes are needed?
Another view
It presents a broad goal without explaining the method.
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