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Social-class Quotes

"The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor."

"The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor."

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

Social Class, Class, Middleclass, Now, Poor

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"In my opinion butlers ought To know their place, and not to play The Old Retainer night and day."

"In my opinion butlers ought To know their place, and not to play The Old Retainer night and day."

Joachim du Bellay, French Poet

Social Class, Day, Night, Old, Opinion

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"The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger."

"The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger."

Sholom Aleichem, Russian Writer

Social Class, Hunger, Poor, Pride

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"The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath."

"The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath."

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

Social Class, Class, Middleclass, Population

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