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Remember that the rancorous envy that hates the rich is only one side of the shield whose obverse is the insolence and arrogance that looks down on the poor.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Remember that the rancorous envy that hates the rich is only one side of the shield whose obverse is the insolence and…”
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He points out the dual nature of envy and arrogance as two sides of the same coin in class relations.
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