On the record
And in Society, in the North, there are no classes except such as rise out of spontaneous forces.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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gutenberg.orgHenry Ward Beecher: “And in Society, in the North, there are no classes except such as rise out of spontaneous forces.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote suggests that in Northern society, class distinctions arise naturally rather than through imposed structures.
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