That which in England we call the middle class is in America virtually the nation.

Matthew Arnold

A Word About America

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England and America America Middle class

Author

Matthew Arnold

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A Word About America

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English

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

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Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "A Word About America." The Nineteenth Century. London: Kegan Paul, May 1882.

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Nietzsche, Friedrich. Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft [Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future]. Leipzig: C. G. Naumann, 1886, ch. 4, no. 134.

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The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.

Thomas Paine

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Thomas Paine
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Paine, Thomas [published anonymously]. Common Sense. Philadelphia: R. Bell, 1776.

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