Rich vs. poor

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We are the 99 Percent.

Priscilla Grim

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Grim, Priscilla and Chris. Slogan of the Occupy movement. 17 Sept. 2011 - 9 Nov. 2016. Originally Chris credited an August 2011 flyer for the NYC assembly "We The 99%" for the term.

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Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1751.

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Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

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Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1733.

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Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1733." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

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Anacharsis. Quoted in "Solon." Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans. c. 120.

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Anacharsis. Quoted in "Solon." Greek Lives, written by Plutarch, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1937, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, January 20, 1937." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

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Sartre, Jean-Paul. Le Diable et le be Dieu [The Devil and the Good Lord]. Directed by Louis Jouvet. 7 June 1951, Théâtre Antoine, Paris, France.

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Sartre, Jean-Paul. "The Devil & the Good Lord." The Devil & the Good Lord and Two Other Plays, translated by Kitty Black. Vintage, 1962.

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Goldsmith, Oliver. The Traveller; or, a Prospect of Society. London: John Newbery, 1764.

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Chesterton, G.K. "The Man Who Was Thursday." The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton. Vol. 6, Ignatius Press, 1991. Originally published by J.W. Arrowsmith, 1904.

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Russell, Bertrand. "In Praise of Idleness." In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays. George Allen & Unwin, 1935. Originally published in Harper's Magazine, Oct. 1932.

I've been rich, and I've been poor. Rich is better.

Beatrice Kaufman

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Kaufman, Beatrice. Quoted in "The Post's New Yorker." Written by Leonard Lyons. The Washington Post, 12 May 1937, quote p. 13.

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George, Henry. Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth: The Remedy. Doubleday, Page & Co., 1879, introductory.

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George, Henry. The Essence of Progress and Poverty. Dover Publications, 2020, ch. 1.

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De Cervantes, Miguel. El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha [The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha]. Madrid: Francisco de Robles, 1605.

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De Cervantes, Miguel. Don Quixote, translated and edited by John Rutherford. Penguin Classics, 2003.

Only the little people pay taxes.

Leona Helmsley

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Helmsley, Leona. Quoted in "Maid Testifies Helmsley Denied Paying Taxes." Written by The Associated Press. The New York Times, 12 July 1989.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Colonel Edward Carrington. 16 Jan. 1787.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Col. Edward Carrington, Jan. 16, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1961, US Capitol Building, East Portico, Washington, DC, USA.

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Forster, E.M. Howards End. Edward Arnold, 1910, ch. 5.

One law for the rich, and another for the poor.

Hugh Sempill

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Sempill, Hugh. A Short Address to the Public, on the Practice of Cashiering Military Officers Without a Trial: And a Vindication of the Conduct and Political Opinions of the Author. J. Johnson, 1793.

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Anacharsis. Quoted in "Solon." Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans. c. 120.

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Anacharsis. Quoted in "Solon." Greek Lives, written by Plutarch, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Disraeli, Benjamin. Sybil; or, The Two Nations. Vol. 1, London: Henry Colburn, 1845, bk. 2, ch. 5.

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Disraeli, Benjamin. Sybil, edited by Sheila Smith. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2, ch. 5.

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." Fortnightly Review. London: Chapman and Hall, Feb. 1891.

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose, edited by Linda Dowling. Penguin Classics, 2001.