Act V
1910s, Pygmalion (1912)
Brown : The Last Discovery of America (2003)
“I grew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America in the middle of the last century.”
Economic policy speech, May 29, 2007. http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=1839
Presidential campaign (January 20, 2007 – 2008)
“The late Middle Ages not merely has a successful middle class—it is in fact a middle-class period.”
The Social History of Art, Volume I. From Prehistoric Times to the Middle Ages, 1999, Chapter IV. The Middle Ages
Source: The Revolution of Nihilism: Warning to the West (1939), p. 65
The Humanist interview (2012)
Context: Regarding the idea that the women’s movement is white and middle class — a fair share of the country is white and middle class. And certainly, there are racist white women. Certainly, there are sexist black men. All those things are true. But the other thing that’s never said is that black women are much more likely to support feminist issues than white women. It makes sense because they’re much more likely to be on the paid labor force than white women. And if you’ve experienced discrimination for one reason, you’re probably more likely to recognize it for another reason.
"Spock Mugged" (1973), p. 91
The Good Word & Other Words (1978)
“I wouldn't kill an abortionist myself, but I wouldn't want to impose my moral values on others.”
"49 Million to Five" (3 June 2009).
2009
Context: I wouldn't kill an abortionist myself, but I wouldn't want to impose my moral values on others. No one is for shooting abortionists. But how will criminalizing men making difficult, often tragic, decisions be an effective means of achieving the goal of reducing the shootings of abortionists?
“I can tell you I'm pretty middle-class.”
BBC Radio 4 Today program interview (12 April 1996)
