Saturday, May 18, 2024

Herman Melville on Rich and Poor

"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.”-- Herman Melville, from “Poor Man's Pudding and Rich Man's Crumbs" (1854)

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