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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.”

That might be a misquote. But both the misquote and the original are pretty good:

https://hellyesjohnsteinbeck.tumblr.com/post/23486952183/commonly-misquoted-socialism-never-took-root-in

Ah well the only thing I ever quote is "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" because it applies to a much wider array of relevant topics. Socialism can suck it. So can capitalism.