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Henry Ward Beecher: 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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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

Editor's note · Context

Beecher explains that in the North, class distinctions are based on recognition of strength and wisdom rather than privilege.

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