Petty Bourgeoisie

Famous quotes containing the words petty and/or bourgeoisie:

    The nation is in a death-struggle. It must either become one vast slaveocracy of petty tyrants, or wholly the land of the free.
    Angelina Grimké (1805–1879)

    Culture and possessions—there is the bourgeoisie for you.
    Thomas Mann (1875–1955)