Clive James Quote

The essence of a class system is not that the privileged are conscious of their privileges, but that the deprived are conscious of their deprivations.

Always Unreliable: Memoirs (ed. Pan Macmillan, 2012) - ISBN: 9780330526722

The essence of a class system is not that the privileged are conscious of their privileges, but that the deprived are conscious of their deprivations.

The essence of a class system is not that the privileged are conscious of their privileges, but that the deprived are conscious of their deprivations.

The essence of a class system is not that the privileged are conscious of their privileges, but that the deprived are conscious of their deprivations.

The essence of a class system is not that the privileged are conscious of their privileges, but that the deprived are conscious of their deprivations.