“ It was pitiful for a person born in a wholesome free atmosphere to listen to their humble and hearty outpourings of loyalty toward their king and Church and nobility; as if they had any more occasion… Mark Twain
“ Ninety-nine per cent of traditional English literature concerns people who never have to worry about money at all. We always seem to be watching or reading about emotional crises among folk who live i… James Kelman
“ I am opposing a social order in which it is possible for one man who does absolutely nothing that is useful to amass a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars, while millions of men and women who w… Eugene V. Debs
“ Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated. Gilbert K. Chesterton
“ As she gracefully descended down portico, the white gloved hand of the lady of the estate met the white-glove worn by a Negro footman, as a vast expanse of hoop skirt filled the carriage doorway. It w… Gwen Bistrow
“ Fransisco, you're some kind of very high nobility, aren't you? He answered, Not yet. The reason my family has lasted for such a long time is that none of us has ever been permitted to think he is born… Ayn Rand
“ ..the guests milled back and forth: men stood with their heads together, discussing politics and crops, their stiff white shirts puffed and ruffled, their voices rising and falling in steadfast opinio… Pamela Jekel
“ I say, you don't know how I could raise fifty quid somehow, do you?Why don't you work?Work? said young Bingo, surprised. What, me? No, I shall have to think of some way. P.G. Wodehouse