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  • The Epsilons are the morons produced by the inner city public school system.

    BRAVE NEW WORLD - 2009 2009

  • The Epsilons are the morons produced by the inner city public school system.

    Printing: BRAVE NEW WORLD - 2009 2009

  • From a shelf I pull my dog-eared copy of Brave New World, the 1932 novel by English writer Aldous Huxley depicting a nightmare future of haughty “Alphas” lording over groveling “Epsilons.”

    Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010

  • We decant our babies as socialized human beings, as Alphas or Epsilons.

    Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010

  • The Alphas are tall and fair, while the Epsilons are dark skinned.

    BRAVE NEW WORLD - 2009 2009

  • The Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons are brought up in conditioning centers.

    BRAVE NEW WORLD - 2009 2009

  • Each caste is further subdivided into Plus and Minus (save for Epsilons, which are regular or semi-moron).

    BRAVE NEW WORLD - 2009 2009

  • Each caste is further subdivided into Plus and Minus (save for Epsilons, which are regular or semi-moron).

    Printing: BRAVE NEW WORLD - 2009 2009

  • Below them, in descending order of brainpower and physique, are Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons.

    BRAVE NEW WORLD - 2009 2009

  • The Alphas have what we would consider the best jobs, and it continues down to the Epsilons, who have the least skilled jobs.

    BRAVE NEW WORLD - 2009 2009

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