Social class

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The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated.

Eliza Doolittle

My Fair Lady

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Social class

Speaker

Eliza Doolittle

Actor

Audrey Hepburn

Source

My Fair Lady

Medium

Film

Genre

Musical comedy (film) Musical (film) Musical comedy Musical

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Citation

My Fair Lady. Directed by George Cukor. Warner Bros., 1964.

It isn't what you earn but how you spend it that fixes your class.

Sinclair Lewis

It Can't Happen Here

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Social class

Speaker

Doremus Jessup

Author

Sinclair Lewis

Source

It Can't Happen Here

Medium

Novel

Genre

Dystopian fiction

Language

English

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Lewis, Sinclair. It Can't Happen Here. Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1935, ch. 20.

Medium rare. Hmmm...an aristocrat.

Goodfellas

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Topic

Steak Food Social class

Speaker

Johnny Dio

Actor

Frank Pellegrino

Source

Goodfellas

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Goodfellas. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Warner Bros., 1990.

If we would prevent the growth of class distinctions and would constantly refresh our leadership with the ideals of our people, we must draw constantly from the general mass. The full opportunity for every boy and girl to rise through the selective processes of education can alone secure to us this leadership.

Herbert Hoover

Inaugural Address of Herbert Hoover

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Topic

Equality of opportunity Meritocracy Class conflict Social class

Speaker

Herbert Hoover

Source

Inaugural Address of Herbert Hoover Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Hoover, Herbert. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1929, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.