"The scum of the People are most Tyrannical……" — Mary Astell

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• God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, the helpless, and the miserable. They find not only sanctuary in his… — H. L. Mencken
• There is nothing more becoming any wise man, than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be… — Walter Raleigh
• "Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters. — Ayn Rand
• OBLIVION, n. Cold storage for high hopes. A place where ambitious authors meet their works without pride and their betters… — Ambrose Bierce
• Hardly ever can a youth transferred to the society of his betters unlearn the nasality and other vices of speech… — William James
• The American elite is almost beyond redemption. . . . Moral relativism has set in so deeply that the gilded… — Charles Dickens
• Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters.… — William Makepeace Thackeray
• America is not a democracy, it's an absolute monarchy ruled by King Kid. In a nation of immigrants, the child… — Florence King
• They're all so highly educated, you know. Education is a great shield against experience. It offers so much, ready-made and… — Robertson Davies
• ... don't let your elders and supposed betters tell you any different. Sure, you've never been to Paris. No, you… — Stephen King
• I wasted my substance, I know I did, on riotous living, so I did, but there's nothing on record to… — Rudyard Kipling
• A God who chastises our lack of faith, our vices, the little esteem in which we hold dignity and the… — Jose Rizal

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