Introduction. 1. The decline of hereditary privilege. 2. Indiviudal achievement versus equality. 3. The three-way contest. 4. Civil rights. 5. Equality of opportunity or result. 6. The great talent hunt. 7. The identification of talent. 8. Facts and fancies about talent. .9. Education as a sorting-out process. 10. The school's hard assignment. 11. College and the alternatives. 12. The democratic dilemma. 13. The full range of human excellence. 14. Lifeflong learning and growth. 15. Talent and leadership. 16. Leadership and motivation. 17. The aims of a free people. Notes. Index
