150 years ago, Jean Price Mars was born. The event was commemorated this Friday by the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP), the Haitian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (CNHCU), and the National Agency for Higher Education and Scientific Research (ANESRS).

This is an opportunity to revisit the thoughts of this intellectual who left us several major works, including Ainsi parla l’oncle and La vocation de l’élite. These works remain relevant in the current context. Reading or re-reading La Vocation de l'élite, in particular, can provide us with insights to escape our predicament.