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Martin C. Smith

"There is a huge antipathy in England between the north and the south, the working class and the owning class."

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"There is a huge antipathy in England between the north and the south, the working class and the owning class."

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"A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. A man who invested wisely would be admired, but a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion."

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"I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff-box from an emperor."

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"Polls that have been taken by kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers indicate that 30 percent of the kids have been deprived in some way so that they are physically unable to keep up with the class."

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"I'm very aware when I'm speaking to the English of how flat my Mid-Atlantic American voice is."
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