Polymorphic objects on the stack?

Question

In Why is there no base class in C++?, I quoted Stroustrup on why a common Object class for all classes is problematic in c++. In that quote there is the statement:

Answer 1

Looks like polymorphism to me.

Polymorphism in C++ works when you have indirection; that is, either a pointer-to-T or a reference-to-T. Where T is stored is completely irrelevant.

Bjarne also makes the mistake of saying "heap-allocated" which is technically inaccurate.

^{(Note: this doesn't mean that a universal base class is "good"!)}