Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism.

Chinks in America's egalitarian armor are not hard to find. Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism.

— Florence King

Some people need a fig-leaf on their mouths.

— Martin Luther

Guilt pins a fig-leaf; Innocence is its own adorning.

— Anne Spencer

A woman, even a prude, is not long at a loss, however dire her plight. She would seen always to have in hand the…

— Honore de Balzac

I've never turned over a fig leaf yet that didn't have a price tag on the other side.

— Saul Bellow

To me, elitism means a love of excellence and superiority, but America has declared war on both and developed a sick love of the…

— Florence King

Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it.

— Florence King

As the only class distinction available in a democracy, the college degree has created a caste society as rigid as ancient India's. Condemning elitism…

— Florence King

If any Englishman said he has never called a Chinaman a chink he is lying. There is nothing bad about doing that. It is…

— Dave Whelan

“From the very first time she'd been able to find the chinks in his armor”

— Lisa Kleypas

Come on now! You kick out the gooks, the next thing you know, you have to kick out the chinks, the spicks, the spooks,…

— Robin Williams

They smell of all the baths they didnt take. The trouble with China is, there are too many chinks here.

— L. Ron Hubbard

Our errors and failings are chinks in the heart's armor through which our true colors can shine.

— Elizabeth Lesser

Every family has chinks in their armour. I don't know of any family that is perfect.

— Shefali Shah

Nothing is so engaging as the little domestic cares into which you appear to be entering, and as to reading it is useful for…

— Thomas Jefferson