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Quotation from The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen
“In order to gain and to hold the esteem of men it is not sufficient merely to possess wealth or power. The wealth or power must be put in evidence, for esteem is awarded only on evidence.”
The Theory of the Leisure Class, Chapter Three, Conspicuous Leisure (Project Gutenberg text)
The principle from which conspicuous leisure and conspicuous consumption both follow.
Citation: "In order to gain and to hold the esteem of men it is not sufficient merely to possess wealth or power. The wealth or power must be put in evidence, for esteem is awarded only on evidence." — Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class, Chapter Three, Conspicuous Leisure (Project Gutenberg text). (id veblen-theory-of-the-leisure-class-q3)
Portrait: Veblen3a, Unknown, Public domain.
