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“The modern Democratic Party is not the party of the poor, but of the professional class — a class that sees itself as a progressive force, but often promotes policies that benefit itself rather than the truly needy.”
— Thomas Frank (from Listen, Liberal)
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“The middle class is like a buffer between the capitalist ruling class and the proletariat, often serving the interests of the former while believing they are defending the latter.”
— Karl Marx
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“The middle class is like a buffer between the capitalist ruling class and the proletariat, often serving the interests of the former while believing they are defending the latter.”
— Karl Marx
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“They speak of poverty, yet their art finds its home among the wealthy.”
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“They speak of poverty, yet their art finds its home among the wealthy.”
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“Self-made” means a person has achieved success, wealth, or status through their own efforts, especially by rising from a position of poverty or obscurity. It implies success that is not inherited or the result of privilege, but rather earned through personal talent and hard work. The term can also be used literally to mean “made by oneself”.
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“They speak of poverty, yet their art finds its home among the wealthy.”
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“Art is not a pleasure, a solace, or an amusement; art is a great matter. But most art of the upper classes is made for luxury, and does not serve the poor in any way.”
— Leo Tolstoy, What is Art? (1897)
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“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.”
— Confucius
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“Art is not a pleasure, a solace, or an amusement; art is a great matter. But most art of the upper classes is made for luxury, and does not serve the poor in any way.”
— Leo Tolstoy, What is Art? (1897)
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“They speak of poverty, yet their art finds its home among the wealthy.”
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Meet The Fast Food Workers Who Became Billionaires
“Inthe summer of 1980, a lanky, 16-year-old Jeff Bezos walked into a McDonald’s restaurant in Miami, filled out an application and landed his first ever job. ‘My dad had worked at McDonald’s when he was young, too, so in some ways it felt like a rite of passage,’ says Bezos. Part of the kitchen crew, he cracked 300 eggs a day, flipped burgers and scrubbed bathrooms. When a five-gallon ketchup dispenser spilled all over the kitchen floor, it was his job to clean it up. ‘I was the low man on the totem pole,’ he recalls. A far cry from throwing a $20 million wedding in Venice or flying into space, the experience still taught him valuable lessons. ‘No job is beneath you,’ says Bezos, 61, adding that people should ‘build the habit early and not wait for an “important” job before working hard.’”
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“They speak of poverty, yet their art finds its home among the wealthy.”