"In a true democracy everyone can be upper class and live in Connecticut."

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Source : Lisa Birnbach (1980). “The official preppy handbook”, Workman Publishing

Lisa Birnbach

#Class Quotes #Upper Class Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“The lack of sweat to get a win is probably a record for me.”
“It's difficult for people sometimes to recognise when they're happy. People sometimes seem to me to be afraid to be happy.”
“I am for world-control of production and of trade and transport, for a world coinage, and the confederation of mankind. I am for the super-Stateâ€¦”
“This commitment to truth is something one senses more and more Americans yearning for, just as they are becoming more and more sophisticated at knowing when the truth is being obscured - an irony that seems to elude most of todays elected officials.”
“Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair.”
“Baptism is not the work of man but of Christ, and this sacrament is so holy that it would not be defiled, even if the minister were a murderer.”
“I don't know about Heaven or Hell, but I do know that we are visited all the time by the spirits of those who affected us in life.”
“You expect to cop a bit wherever you go. In the past there hasn't been any racism or any racist comments that I've seen. I'm expecting a tough time, as we get everywhere we go, but racism hasn't been a problem before.”

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