Scoundrels Quote by Colson Whitehead

For complicated historical and political reasons, we associate 'poor' in our public consciousness with 'black.' Terms such as 'welfare queen' and 'culture of poverty'…

— J. D. Vance

“And rich white people were not so hard on Negroes; it was the poor whites who hated Negroes.”

— Anonymous

“Poor whites are still taught to hate—but not to hate those who are keeping them in line. Lyndon Johnson knew this when he quipped,…

— Nancy Isenberg

“Nationally in 2011, poor whites exceeded the poor African American total by roughly eight million: 19,171,000 versus 10,929,000.”

— Karl Alexander

Racism as a form of skin worship, and as a sickness and a pathological anxiety for America, is so great, until the poor whites…

— Jesse Jackson

Poor whites didn't have rights. They made all kind of restrictions on voting. So person meant relatively well - off, free white man.

— Noam Chomsky

“Today, many whites oppose all social reform as "welfare programs for blacks." They ignore the fact that poor whites have employment, education, and social…

— Derrick Bell

It didn’t make any more sense to me then than it does now, how life can pile troubles up on a man what don’t…

— Caleb Carr

Only by himself, with one acre and a house, will a dunce be a dunce. Once he manages to gain power, he'll turn into…

— Franz Grillparzer

I'd wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels.

— Franz Grillparzer

“Now answer me, sincerely, honestly, who lives past forty? I'll tell you who does: fools and scoundrels.”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

With a woman, always make good use of a secret. She will be proportionally grateful to you, like a scoundrel who grants his respect…

— Honore de Balzac