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  1. A quotation from Twain

    Well, I liked the king, and as king I respected him — respected the office; at least respected it as much as I was capable of respecting any unearned supremacy; but as MEN I looked down upon him and his nobles — privately. And he and they liked me, and respected my office; but as an animal, without birth or sham title, they looked down upon me — and were not particularly private about it, either. I didn’t charge for my opinion about them, and they didn’t charge for their opinion about me: the account was square, the books balanced, everybody was satisfied.

    Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
    Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3 “The Tale of the Lost Land,” ch. 8 “The Boss”

    More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/85133/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #twain #marktwain #connecticutyankee #aristocracy #coexistence #commoner #disrespect #office #respect #aristocrat #commonpeople

  2. @Npars01 @rbreich

    ...and the #GreatDepression.

    Listening to #MatthewCooke's American Origin Stories finally convinced me that all #US institutions were set up chiefly to protect the "landed gentry." #Billionaires are the new #aristocracy, and they are not benign. In a #feudal society, #fealty was rewarded by the feudal lord. Today, everyone is just a disposable "input factor."
    We live in a virtually global #plutocracy.
    This must be remedied.
    Back to 70-90% income-tax...