Nevertheless, Mosca's theory was more liberal than the elitist theory of, for example, Pareto, since in Mosca's conception, elites are not hereditary in nature and peoples from all classes of society can theoretically become elite: when this happens, the reproduction of power is defined as democratic; whereas, when the member's recycle remains inside the elite, the reproduction of power is defined as aristocratic.
Ipak, Moskina teorija je bila slobodnija od elitističke teorije Pareta, na primer, jer po Moskinom zapažanju elite nisu nasledne prirode i ljudi iz svih drustvenih slojeva mogu teorijski postati elita, a kada se to dogodi reprodukcija vlasti je definisana kao demokratska.