“The vast majority of Americans, at all coordinates of the economic spectrum, consider themselves middle class; this is a deeply ingrained, distinctly American cognitive dissonance.” — Ellen Cushing Copy Share Image
“[I]f you don't feel or look rich, you don't necessarily feel the same sense of obligation that a traditional rich person does or should:… — Ellen Cushing Copy Share Image
“The vast majority of Americans, at all coordinates of the economic spectrum, consider themselves middle class; this is a deeply ingrained, distinctly American cognitive… — Ellen Cushing Copy Share Image
![“[I]f you don't feel or look rich, you don't necessarily feel the same sense of obligation that a traditional rich person does or should: Noblesse oblige is, after all, dependent on a classical idea of who is and is not the nobility. As that starts to fall away, obligation--to culture, to the…” quote by Ellen Cushing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f1b/ellen-cushing-96117_charity_i-f-you-don-t-feel-or-look-rich-you-don_617644.jpg)