“When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia.”

The quote "When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia." is famous quote by Jordan Peterson (1962), Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology.

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