Children Quote by Eartha Kitt
“I am supposed to be, according to what I am told, one of the children of the cotton plantation owner's sons. If I could prove that, I'd own the whole goddamn everything.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Interview, 1960s, unknown venue
The speaker claims a perceived inheritance that would grant total ownership, highlighting absurd expectations of entitlement based on lineage.
In simple terms: Believing a distant family tie gives you everything.
Key Takeaway
Question the basis of claimed rights.
Themes
inheritance
entitlement
identity
power
absurdity
Mood
skeptical
ironic
critical
Type
political
social
philosophical
When to use this quote
- family disputes
- legal battles over estates
- political rhetoric
- personal identity crises
Key Concepts
social hierarchy
legal ownership
psychology of claim
Questions to Reflect On
- What evidence truly validates ownership?
- How does such belief affect personal relationships?
A Different Perspective
The claim may be legally untenable and socially divisive.
![“I will never forget, one day [when I] was six years old and I was playing beside the road and this plantation owner drove up to me and stopped and asked me, 'could I pick cotton.' I told him I didn't know and he said, 'Yes, you can. I will give you things that you want from the commissary store,'…” quote by Fannie Lou Hamer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/593/fannie-lou-hamer-3999_sardines_i-will-never-forget-one-day-when-i-was-s_2563225.jpg)
