Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves n…

John Steinbeck
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Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. ✨ Attributed in A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright, Toronto: Anansi Press, (pp. 124), 2004.
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Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. ✨ Attributed in A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright, Toronto: Anansi Press, (pp. 124), 2004.

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