"I am told that today rather more than……" — W. Somerset Maugham

I am told that today rather more than 60 per cent of… - W. Somerset Maugham

"I am told that today rather more than 60 per cent of the men who go to university go on a Government grant. This is a new class that has entered upon the scene. It is the white-collar proletariat. They do not go to university to acquire culture but to get a job, and when they have got one, scamp it. They have no manners and are woefully unable to deal with any social predicament. Their idea of a celebration is to go to a public house and drink six beers. They are mean, malicious and envious . They are scum."

— W. Somerset Maugham

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