On the record
All that a class means in the North is, that when men have shown themselves strong and wise men give them honor for it.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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gutenberg.orgAll that a class means in the North is, that when men have shown themselves strong and wise men give them honor for it.
Beecher explains that in the North, class distinctions are based on recognition of strength and wisdom rather than privilege.
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