"Why a man, because he has millions, should assume that they confer omniscience in all branches of knowledge is something which may be left to the psychologist to answer, but most of those thrown much in contact with millionaires will agree that an attitude of infallibility is typical of a fair majority. ... He seems to think that because he can pay for anything he fancies, he is accredited expert as well as potential owner."
(Emily Post, "Etiquette," 1930)
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