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For the pride of ancestry he had a supreme contempt.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “For the pride of ancestry he had a supreme contempt.”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson critiques the notion of pride in ancestry, suggesting a focus on individual merit instead.
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