The comfortable people in tight houses felt pity at first, and then di…

John Steinbeck
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The comfortable people in tight houses felt pity at first, and then distaste, and finally hatred for the migrant people. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.350, Hamilton Books
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