Quote#Money & Wealth
With us the two great divisions of society are not the rich and the…
Quote byJohn C. Calhoun · 1782–1850
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech in the U.S. Senate (12 August 1849).
English (original)
With us the two great divisions of society are not the rich and the poor, but white and black, and all the former, the poor as well as the rich, belong to the upper class, and are respected and treated as equals, if honest and industrious, and hence have a position and pride of character of which neither poverty nor misfortune can deprive them.
— John C. Calhoun
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