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Paul Fussell was an American historian renowned for his profound insights into 20th-century American society and culture. His works explored American military history, consumerism, and the changes in post-war American life.

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“A more or less accurate measure of class in America is TV size: the bigger your TV, the lower your class.”

America Class Tvs Bigger Size Accurate

Author:Paul Fussell

“The middles cleave to euphemisms not just because they're an aid in avoiding facts. They like them also because they assist their social yearnings towards pomposity. This is possible because most euphemisms permit the speaker to multiply syllables, and the middle class confuses sheer numerousness with weight and value.”

Facts Values Social Class Middle Weight Aids Middle Class Permit Yearning Speakers Sheer Avoiding Syllables Euphemism Pomposity

Book:Class: A Guide Through the American Status System

Source: Class: A Guide Through the American Status System

“The balls used in top class games are generally smaller than those used in others.”

Used Games Class Balls

Book:Class

Source: Class

“The more violent the body contact of the sports you watch, the lower the class.”

Body Sports Class Watches Violent Contact

Book:Class: A Guide Through the American Status System

Source: Class: A Guide Through the American Status System

About the Author

Born: March 22, 1924
Died: May 23, 2012
Known for: Historian
Quotes: 48

Books & Sources

Class: A Guide Through the American Status SystemRelated source material

Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other EssaysRelated source material

The Great War and Modern MemoryRelated source material

Abroad: British Literary Traveling between the WarsRelated source material

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The Boy Scout Handbook and Other ObservationsRelated source material

Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World WarRelated source material

Bad Or, the Dumbing of AmericaRelated source material

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