21 Mar
2001
21 Mar
'01
4:38 p.m.
Is the Federation elite a large or small group? The phrase "the 400" to mean "high society" was coined because that was the number of people who could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom, and the same people got invited over and over again. Could any Alpha be expected to know every other Alpha in the Dome? Are there a few oligarchic families that intermarry?
-(Y)