Patriotism Quote by Thomas E Ricks

England is the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege, ruled largely by the old and silly.

— George Orwell

“Orwell once commented that “whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely stupid is one of the most difficult questions of our time,…

— Thomas E Ricks

“Class in England is no more determined by wealth than it is by occupation.”

— Kate Fox

“Britain: A nation that keeps a stiff upper lip, takes it on the chin without complaining, plays fair at all times and is by…

— Seán Gearárd McCloskey

“Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely stupid is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain moments…

— George Orwell

I believe that Britain is becoming more class-conscious, and I quake at the very idea of Old Etonians ruling the world again.

— Johnny Vegas

“About these developments George Orwell , in Nineteen Eighty-Four , was quite wrong. He described a new kind of state and police tyranny, under…

— John Lukacs

Britain's obsession with class has always been there.

— Jean Marsh

I can assure you that the class system is alive and well and living in people's minds in England.

— Jilly Cooper

Fifty years from now Britain will still be the country of long shadows on county grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and…

— John Major

“By and large the aristocracy was intelligent enough. The problem was that its members had no need to live by their wits. Thus their…

— Loretta Chase

The ruling British elite are like animals--not only in their morality, but in their outlook on knowledge. They are clever animals, who are masters…

— Lyndon LaRouche