--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Politics will always mean more to the…" description: "\"“Politics will always mean more to the poor. Always. That's why we strike and march, and despair when our young say they won't vote. That's why the poo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/caitlin-moran-865_classical-music_politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-po_338382.png" --- # Politics will always mean more to the poor. Always. That's… ![“Politics will always mean more to the poor. Always. That's why we strike and march, and despair when our young say they won't vote. That's why the poor are seen as more vital, and animalistic. No classical music for us - no walking around National Trust properties or buying reclaimed flooring. We…” quote by Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/caitlin-moran-865_classical-music_politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-po_338382.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/caitlin-moran-865_classical-music_politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-po_338382.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/caitlin-moran-865_classical-music_politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-po_338382.png) > ““Politics will always mean more to the poor. Always. That's why we strike and march, and despair when our young say they won't vote. That's why the poor are seen as more vital, and animalistic. No classical music for us - no walking around National Trust properties or buying reclaimed flooring. We don't have nostalgia. We don't do yesterday. We can't bear it. We don't want to be reminded of our past, because it was awful: dying in mines and slums without literacy or the vote. Without dignity. It was all so desperate then. That's why the present and the future is for the poor - that's the place in time for us: surviving now, hoping for better later. We live now - for our own instant hot, fast treats, to pep us up: sugar, a cigarette, a new fast song on the radio.”” [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The poor are marginalized, denied cultural experiences, and forced into immediate survival, shaping a bleak present and future outlook. **In simple terms:** Poor lack dignity and cultural access, living for instant relief. Key Takeaway Address systemic inequality and provide cultural inclusion. Themes poverty culture inequality survival hope social justice Mood somber reflective Type critical analytical When to use this quote - community programs - education reform - affordable arts - health initiatives Key Concepts marginalization identity resilience consumerism Questions to Reflect On - What steps can restore dignity to the poor? - How can society balance immediate needs with long‑term cultural growth? A Different Perspective Economic constraints limit access to cultural enrichment. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Classical music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/classical-music/) [England](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/) [Future Poor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/future-poor-3048187/) [Live Now](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-now/) [Mean Poor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mean-poor-1578307/) [Politics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/) [Politics Mean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics-mean-1809938/) [Poverty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poverty/) [Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump/) [Vote Dignity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote-dignity-3149867/) [Vote Poor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote-poor-3149866/) [Walking around](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/walking-around/) ## Related quotes > [Why do the people humiliate themselves by voting? I didn't vote because I have dignity. If I had closed my nose and voted for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oriana-fallaci/why-do-the-people-humiliate-themselves-by-voting-i-didn-t-vote/) [Oriana Fallaci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oriana-fallaci/) > [We live in a nation that spent centuries denying the right to vote to the poor, to women, and to people of color.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-abrams/we-live-in-a-nation-that-spent-centuries-denying-the-right-to-vote-to/) [Stacey Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-abrams/) > [There's no future in being poor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-shaw/there-s-no-future-in-being-poor/) [Robert Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-shaw/) > [“It is an oft-repeated axiom that a person can learn a whole lot about a society by how it treats its poor; but just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-k-abdelnour/it-is-an-oft-repeated-axiom-that-a-person-can-learn-a-whole-lot-about/) [Ziad K. Abdelnour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-k-abdelnour/) > [Politics can be very mean and dirty. The things politicians say about each other, and what activists say, I had a brief glimpse of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hasselbeck/politics-can-be-very-mean-and-dirty-the-things-politicians-say-about/) [Matt Hasselbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hasselbeck/) > [If politics mean…the effort to secure through legislative action better conditions of life for the people, greater opportunities for our children and other people’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-parlby/if-politics-mean-the-effort-to-secure-through-legislative-action/) [Irene Parlby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-parlby/) > [“Ordinarily, people are anxious to test their theories in practice, to learn from experience, but those who wield power are so anxious to establish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boris-pasternak/ordinarily-people-are-anxious-to-test-their-theories-in-practice-to/) [Boris Pasternak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boris-pasternak/) > [If I ever get real rich, I hope I'm not real mean to poor people, like I am now](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-handy/if-i-ever-get-real-rich-i-hope-i-m-not-real-mean-to-poor-people-like-2/) [Jack Handy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-handy/) > [If I ever get real rich, I hope I'm not real mean to poor people, like now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-handy/if-i-ever-get-real-rich-i-hope-i-m-not-real-mean-to-poor-people-like/) [Jack Handy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-handy/) > [Hard times don't necessarily mean being poor all the time. I've known people that was a part of a family and always feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/hard-times-don-t-necessarily-mean-being-poor-all-the-time-i-ve-known/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [Just because you broke it doesn't mean you poor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/london-mond/just-because-you-broke-it-doesn-t-mean-you-poor/) [London Mond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/london-mond/) > [If I ever get rich, I hope I'm not real mean to poor people, like I am now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-handey/if-i-ever-get-rich-i-hope-i-m-not-real-mean-to-poor-people-like-i-am/) [Jack Handey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-handey/) > [I tell everyone that works for me not to look down on people. If you're nice to people and take a minute to talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-harrison/i-tell-everyone-that-works-for-me-not-to-look-down-on-people-if-you/) [Rick Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-harrison/) > [There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the right of free discussion. I mean the poor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerrit-smith/there-is-one-class-of-men-whom-it-especially-behoves-to-be-tenacious/) [Gerrit Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerrit-smith/) > [Drinking Garri doesnt mean you're poor, but allowing the garri to swell-up before drinking is Poverty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paa-kwesi-nduom/drinking-garri-doesnt-mean-you-re-poor-but-allowing-the-garri-to/) [Paa Kwesi Nduom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paa-kwesi-nduom/) ## More by Caitlin Moran > [“Bármilyen idiótának, aki azt kérdezi: „Feminista vagy? Akkor elégeted a melltartóidat, mi? HE? Melltartókat égetsz, te feminista?” – szép nyugodtan így kell válaszolni: „Ostoba.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/b-rmilyen-idi-t-nak-aki-azt-k-rdezi-feminista-vagy-akkor-el-geted-a/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [“You can tell whether some misogynistic societal pressure is being exerted on women by calmly enquiring, ‘And are the men doing this, as well?’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/you-can-tell-whether-some-misogynistic-societal-pressure-is-being/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [You wanted to become a doctor to help people and feel better at the end of your job, I think, watching them, as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/you-wanted-to-become-a-doctor-to-help-people-and-feel-better-at-the/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [I think loads of women have this idea that their life is going to start at some point, once they've busted all these problems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/i-think-loads-of-women-have-this-idea-that-their-life-is-going-to/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [When you've got a mother who's given birth to eight children, you know, often without any kind of medical intervention - just she gave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/when-you-ve-got-a-mother-who-s-given-birth-to-eight-children-you-know/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [I’m neither ‘pro-women’ nor ‘anti-men’. I’m just ‘Thumbs up for the six billion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/i-m-neither-pro-women-nor-anti-men-i-m-just-thumbs-up-for-the-six/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [The doughy-faced woman has been forced to sit on the sidelines of culture for too long, and it's now time for us to stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/the-doughy-faced-woman-has-been-forced-to-sit-on-the-sidelines-of/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [“The more women argue, loudly, against feminism, the more they both prove it exists and that they enjoy its hard-won privileges.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/the-more-women-argue-loudly-against-feminism-the-more-they-both-prove/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [“...it's technically impossible for a woman to argue against feminism. Without feminism you wouldn't be allowed to have a debate on a woman's place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/it-s-technically-impossible-for-a-woman-to-argue-against-feminism/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [“But if there is to be a fifth wave of feminism, I would hope that the main thing that distinguishes it from all that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/but-if-there-is-to-be-a-fifth-wave-of-feminism-i-would-hope-that-the/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [Why on earth have I, because I'm a woman, got to be nice to everyone?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/why-on-earth-have-i-because-i-m-a-woman-got-to-be-nice-to-everyone/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [The sort of the template of being a mother is that you're endlessly giving to the point of exhaustion. You know, that's amazing if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/the-sort-of-the-template-of-being-a-mother-is-that-you-re-endlessly/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [“Ha egyszerűen őszintén vállaljuk azt, hogy kik vagyunk, a csatát félig megnyertük. Ha szarul érzed magad mindattól, amit a magazinokban és a lapokban olvasol…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/ha-egyszer-en-szint-n-v-llaljuk-azt-hogy-kik-vagyunk-a-csat-t-f-lig/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [“A szőr a női lét egyik legelső és legnagyobb gondja. Hívatlanul jelenik meg, úgyhogy döntést kell hozni róla – ami magunknak és a külvilágnak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/a-sz-r-a-n-i-l-t-egyik-legels-s-legnagyobb-gondja-h-vatlanul-jelenik/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) > [When you talk to a young teenage girl, they're just full of self-loathing. The reason they feel self-loathing is they don't feel normal. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/when-you-talk-to-a-young-teenage-girl-they-re-just-full-of-self/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) [Explore all 306 Caitlin Moran quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) ## More Classical music quotes > [I'm very fond of classical music, especially Mozart. I find it relaxes me and helps me concentrate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guler-sabanci/i-m-very-fond-of-classical-music-especially-mozart-i-find-it-relaxes/) [Guler Sabanci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guler-sabanci/) > [It's something he used to say when he was happy. It could be a very, very simple day. We might be sitting out on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-grant/it-s-something-he-used-to-say-when-he-was-happy-it-could-be-a-very/) [Jennifer Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-grant/) > [I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-konitz/i-listen-to-classical-music-very-much-there-s-a-lot-of-jazz-that-i/) [Lee Konitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-konitz/) > [My influences are jazz, blues, European classical music; they are rock music and pop music. So many kinds of music. World music from different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/my-influences-are-jazz-blues-european-classical-music-they-are-rock/) [Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/) > [My roots are in classical music and jazz, and I want the freedom of being able to improvise. This freedom is possible only in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adnan-sami/my-roots-are-in-classical-music-and-jazz-and-i-want-the-freedom-of/) [Adnan Sami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adnan-sami/) > [You know how some people seem to think that their love for classical music makes them spiritual or at least something quite special? And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-stout/you-know-how-some-people-seem-to-think-that-their-love-for-classical/) [Ruth Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-stout/) > [I have been exposed to different kinds of Marathi and Hindi music, classical music, and English songs since childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/urmila-matondkar/i-have-been-exposed-to-different-kinds-of-marathi-and-hindi-music/) [Urmila Matondkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/urmila-matondkar/) > [I love Adele and Lykke Li. I also listen to classical music as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/birdy/i-love-adele-and-lykke-li-i-also-listen-to-classical-music-as-well/) [Birdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/birdy/) > [I have never heard enough classical music to be able to enjoy it; & the simple truth is, I detest it. Not mildly, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/i-have-never-heard-enough-classical-music-to-be-able-to-enjoy-it-the/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) > [Obviously there are pieces of classical music that are some of the most beautiful music ever written, for me anyway is a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dessner/obviously-there-are-pieces-of-classical-music-that-are-some-of-the/) [Bryce Dessner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-dessner/) > [I know this will blow your mind, but most people would probably never ever get it, but I listen to classical music when nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanilla-ice/i-know-this-will-blow-your-mind-but-most-people-would-probably-never/) [Vanilla Ice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanilla-ice/) > [“Finally, every society develops a system of aesthetic standards that get manifested in everything from decorative art, music, and dance to the architecture and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livermore/finally-every-society-develops-a-system-of-aesthetic-standards-that/) [David Livermore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livermore/) > [Kolkata is a musical city. What I like about people here is the lack of diplomacy. Some of the best Indian classical musicians belong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sukhwinder-singh/kolkata-is-a-musical-city-what-i-like-about-people-here-is-the-lack/) [Sukhwinder Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sukhwinder-singh/) > [I was able to turn to classical music many people, who saw my programs live and on YouTube, and this is one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleksey-igudesman/i-was-able-to-turn-to-classical-music-many-people-who-saw-my-programs/) [Aleksey Igudesman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleksey-igudesman/) > [I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical musician, either.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-braxton/i-know-i-m-an-african-american-and-i-know-i-play-the-saxophone-but-i/) [Anthony Braxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-braxton/) [Browse all 620 Classical music quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/classical-music/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Politics will always mean more to the poor. Always. That's why we strike and march, and despair when our young say they won't vote. That's why the poor are seen as more vital, and animalistic. No classical music for us - no walking around National Trust properties or buying reclaimed flooring. We don't have nostalgia. We don't do yesterday. We can't bear it. We don't want to be reminded of our past, because it was awful: dying in mines and slums without literacy or the vote. Without dignity. It was all so desperate then. That's why the present and the future is for the poor - that's the place in time for us: surviving now, hoping for better later. We live now - for our own instant hot, fast treats, to pep us up: sugar, a cigarette, a new fast song on the radio.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Caitlin Moran" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-poor-always-that-s-why-we/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Classical music" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-poor-always-that-s-why-we/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/caitlin-moran-865_classical-music_politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-po_338382.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/caitlin-moran-865_classical-music_politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-po_338382.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/caitlin-moran-865_classical-music_politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-po_338382.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Politics will always mean more to the poor. Always. That's why we strike and march, and despair when our…” — Caitlin Moran", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Caitlin Moran", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“Politics will always mean more to...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-poor-always-that-s-why-we/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/politics-will-always-mean-more-to-the-poor-always-that-s-why-we/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```