"The middle class were invented to give the poor hope; the poor, to make the rich feel special; the rich, to humble the middle class."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Class, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Regret

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"The middle class were invented to give the poor hope; the poor, to make the rich feel special; the rich, to humble the middle class."

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"In a society where women are truly equal to men, a kid bred by a theist mother and an atheist father is born an agnostic. In a patriarchal society, the kid is automatically an atheist."

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