The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.
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"The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age." — W. H. Auden #moneywealth
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age. — W. H. Auden
About W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden was a Poet from United Kingdom (1907–1973).
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This quote is attributed to W. H. Auden, a Poet from United Kingdom.
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W. H. Auden lived from 1907 – 1973.
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