Mary McCarthy Quote

I mean exactly that, Mr. Davison retorted. You’ve hit the nail smack on the head. We pay a price for having money. People in my position—he turned to Kay—have ‘privilege.’ That’s what I read in the Nation and the New Republic. Mrs. Davison nodded. Good, said Mr. Davison. Now listen. The fellow who’s got privilege gives up some rights or ought to.

Mary McCarthy

I mean exactly that, Mr. Davison retorted. You’ve hit the nail smack on the head. We pay a price for having money. People in my position—he turned to Kay—have ‘privilege.’ That’s what I read in the Nation and the New Republic. Mrs. Davison nodded. Good, said Mr. Davison. Now listen. The fellow who’s got privilege gives up some rights or ought to.

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