I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy - I don't disparage envy, but I don't accept it as legitimately my master.
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"I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy - I don't disparage envy, but I don't accept it as legitimately my master." — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy - I don't disparage envy, but I don't accept it as legitimately my master. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
About Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was a Judge from United States (1841–1935).
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This quote is attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., a Judge from United States.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. lived from 1841 – 1935.