Famous quotes containing the words language and/or class:
“Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else.”
—William Hazlitt (17781830)
“You see, after the warand dont forget it lasted a hundred yearsthousands of us went from door to door, asking for honest work, and we were whipped for begging. The ruling class didnt say, Work or starve. They said Starve, for you shall not work.”
—Sonya Levien (18951960)