Class Quote by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

“Society is divided into two classes: the shearers and the shorn. We should always be with the former against the latter.” quote by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand — Download Open image

“Society is divided into two classes: the shearers and the shorn. We should always be with the former against the latter.”

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

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