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Black-and-white portrait of a bearded man with swept-back dark hair in a dark jacket and bow tie, beside a quote in white block capitals: "Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed." Herman Melville. Poor Man's Pudding and Rich Man's Crumbs (1854). Logo: Memes, Dreams, Reflections.

Herman Melville on Judging the Poor

A Herman Melville quote from 1854 calls out comfortable people who criticize the poor, a classic English class author's sharp take on the wealth gap.

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Black-and-white portrait of a bearded man with swept-back dark hair in a dark jacket and bow tie, beside a quote in white block capitals: "Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed." Herman Melville. Poor Man's Pudding and Rich Man's Crumbs (1854). Logo: Memes, Dreams, Reflections.

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