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J.D. Vance quotes: The measure of a man is how he treats the women in his family.

The measure of a man is how he treats the women in his family.

J.D. Vance quotes: For there are no villains in this story.

For there are no villains in this story.

J.D. Vance quotes: I guess I just wanted reassurance. "Mamaw, does God love us?" She hung her head, gave me a hug, and began to cry.

I guess I just wanted reassurance. "Mamaw, does God love us?" She hung her head, gave me a hug, and began to cry.

J.D. Vance quotes: My parents' mistakes were not my fault, so I had no reason to hide them.

My parents' mistakes were not my fault, so I had no reason to hide them.

J.D. Vance quotes: Lindsay was a teenager...at the height of that weird mixture of thinking you know everything and caring too much about how others perceive you.

Lindsay was a teenager...at the height of that weird mixture of thinking you know everything and caring too much about how others perceive you.

J.D. Vance quotes: It's about a culture that increasingly encourages social decay instead of counteracting it.

It's about a culture that increasingly encourages social decay instead of counteracting it.

J.D. Vance quotes: Kind of boring, by some standards, but happy in a way you appreciate only when you understand the consequences of not being boring.

Kind of boring, by some standards, but happy in a way you appreciate only when you understand the consequences of not being boring.

J.D. Vance quotes: There is a lack of agency here - a feeling that you have little control over your life and a willingness to blame everyone but yourself.

There is a lack of agency here - a feeling that you have little control over your life and a willingness to blame everyone but yourself.

J.D. Vance quotes: Southern slave economy, sharecroppers after that, coal miners after that, and machinists and millworkers during more recent times.

Southern slave economy, sharecroppers after that, coal miners after that, and machinists and millworkers during more recent times.

J.D. Vance quotes: that report proves is that many folks talk about working more than they actually work. Of

that report proves is that many folks talk about working more than they actually work. Of

J.D. Vance quotes: We choose not to work when we should be looking for jobs.

We choose not to work when we should be looking for jobs.

J.D. Vance quotes: The lesson? Powerful people sometimes do things to help people like me without really understanding people like me.

The lesson? Powerful people sometimes do things to help people like me without really understanding people like me.

J.D. Vance quotes: They want us to be shepherds to these kids. But no one wants to talk about the fact that many of them are raised by wolves." I

They want us to be shepherds to these kids. But no one wants to talk about the fact that many of them are raised by wolves." I

J.D. Vance quotes: Folks would discuss whether the Antichrist was already alive and, if so, which world leader it might be.

Folks would discuss whether the Antichrist was already alive and, if so, which world leader it might be.

J.D. Vance quotes: The irony is that for poor people like us, an education at Notre Dame is both cheaper and finer. We

The irony is that for poor people like us, an education at Notre Dame is both cheaper and finer. We

J.D. Vance quotes: But yeah, like everyone else in our family, they could go from zero to murderous in a fucking heartbeat.

But yeah, like everyone else in our family, they could go from zero to murderous in a fucking heartbeat.

J.D. Vance quotes: During my last year of high school, I tried out for the varsity golf team. For about a year, I'd taken golf lessons from an old golf pro.

During my last year of high school, I tried out for the varsity golf team. For about a year, I'd taken golf lessons from an old golf pro.

J.D. Vance quotes: ACEs happen everywhere, in every community. But studies have shown that ACEs are far more common in my corner of the demographic world. A

ACEs happen everywhere, in every community. But studies have shown that ACEs are far more common in my corner of the demographic world. A

J.D. Vance quotes: The wealthy and the powerful aren't just wealthy and powerful; they follow a different set of norms and mores.

The wealthy and the powerful aren't just wealthy and powerful; they follow a different set of norms and mores.

J.D. Vance quotes: ...I had an acute sense that the walls were closing in on "real" Christians... For the first time in my life, I felt like a persecuted minority.

...I had an acute sense that the walls were closing in on "real" Christians... For the first time in my life, I felt like a persecuted minority.

J.D. Vance quotes: Section 8 vouchers ought to be administered in a way that doesn't segregate the poor into little enclaves.

Section 8 vouchers ought to be administered in a way that doesn't segregate the poor into little enclaves.

J.D. Vance quotes: Nothing compares to the fear that you're becoming the monster in your closet. During

Nothing compares to the fear that you're becoming the monster in your closet. During

J.D. Vance quotes: whenever people ask me what I'd most like to change about the white working class, I say, "The feeling that our choices don't matter.

whenever people ask me what I'd most like to change about the white working class, I say, "The feeling that our choices don't matter.

J.D. Vance quotes: Hillbilly culture at the time (and maybe now) blended a robust sense of honor, devotion to family, and bizarre sexism into a sometimes explosive mix.

Hillbilly culture at the time (and maybe now) blended a robust sense of honor, devotion to family, and bizarre sexism into a sometimes explosive mix.

J.D. Vance quotes: Mamaw always had two gods: Jesus Christ and the United States of America. I was no different, and neither was anyone else I knew. I'm

Mamaw always had two gods: Jesus Christ and the United States of America. I was no different, and neither was anyone else I knew. I'm

J.D. Vance quotes: The old adage says that it's better to be lucky than good. Apparently having the right network is better than both. At

The old adage says that it's better to be lucky than good. Apparently having the right network is better than both. At

J.D. Vance quotes: I believe we hillbillies are the toughest goddamned people on this earth. We take an electric saw to the hide of those who insult our mother. We

I believe we hillbillies are the toughest goddamned people on this earth. We take an electric saw to the hide of those who insult our mother. We

J.D. Vance quotes: So, to Papaw and Mamaw, not all rich people were bad, but all bad people were rich.

So, to Papaw and Mamaw, not all rich people were bad, but all bad people were rich.

J.D. Vance quotes: Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family. The

Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family. The

J.D. Vance quotes: As we talked, I noticed little quirks that few others would. He didn't want to share his milk shake, which

As we talked, I noticed little quirks that few others would. He didn't want to share his milk shake, which

J.D. Vance quotes: the real problem for so many of these kids is what happens (or doesn't happen) at home.

the real problem for so many of these kids is what happens (or doesn't happen) at home.

J.D. Vance quotes: ...bad neighborhoods no longer plague only urban ghettos; the bad neighborhoods have spread to the suburbs.

...bad neighborhoods no longer plague only urban ghettos; the bad neighborhoods have spread to the suburbs.

J.D. Vance quotes: But I often wonder: Where would I be without them? I think

But I often wonder: Where would I be without them? I think

J.D. Vance quotes: ...Mom equated money with affection...but I never cared about the money. I just wanted her to be healthy.

...Mom equated money with affection...but I never cared about the money. I just wanted her to be healthy.

J.D. Vance quotes: Never be like these fucking losers who think the deck is stacked against them," my grandma often told me. "You can do anything you want to." Their

Never be like these fucking losers who think the deck is stacked against them," my grandma often told me. "You can do anything you want to." Their

J.D. Vance quotes: But it was there, and studies now show that working-class boys like me do much worse in school because they view schoolwork as a feminine endeavor.

But it was there, and studies now show that working-class boys like me do much worse in school because they view schoolwork as a feminine endeavor.

J.D. Vance quotes: believe that hard work pays off, then you work hard; if you think it's hard to get ahead even when you try, then why try at all? Similarly,

believe that hard work pays off, then you work hard; if you think it's hard to get ahead even when you try, then why try at all? Similarly,

J.D. Vance quotes: I've never heard anyone else called "the nicest person in the world." For Gail, it's an entirely deserved title.

I've never heard anyone else called "the nicest person in the world." For Gail, it's an entirely deserved title.

J.D. Vance quotes: You can't just cast aside family members because they seem uninterested in you. You've got to make the effort, because they're family.

You can't just cast aside family members because they seem uninterested in you. You've got to make the effort, because they're family.

J.D. Vance quotes: I've achieved something quite ordinary, which doesn't happen to most kids who grow up like me.

I've achieved something quite ordinary, which doesn't happen to most kids who grow up like me.

J.D. Vance quotes: I was nine months old the first time Mamaw saw my mother put Pepsi in my bottle.

I was nine months old the first time Mamaw saw my mother put Pepsi in my bottle.

J.D. Vance quotes: In a given year, 640,000 children, most of them poor, will spend at least some time in foster care.

In a given year, 640,000 children, most of them poor, will spend at least some time in foster care.

J.D. Vance quotes: Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Chaos begets chaos. Instability begets instability.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Chaos begets chaos. Instability begets instability.

J.D. Vance quotes: Public policy can help, but there is no government that can fix these problems for us. Recall

Public policy can help, but there is no government that can fix these problems for us. Recall

J.D. Vance quotes: He was hungry. IN 2014, in the richest country on earth, he wanted a little extra to eat but felt uncomfortable asking. Lord help us.

He was hungry. IN 2014, in the richest country on earth, he wanted a little extra to eat but felt uncomfortable asking. Lord help us.

J.D. Vance quotes: In other words, bad neighborhoods no longer plague only urban ghettos; the bad neighborhoods have spread to the suburbs. This

In other words, bad neighborhoods no longer plague only urban ghettos; the bad neighborhoods have spread to the suburbs. This