The worst fault of the working classes is telling their children they're not going to succeed, saying: There is life, but it's not for you.
Source: Daily Mail (London, 31 May 1988).
-- John Mortimer, (Apr 21 1923-2009), English novelist, playwright, barrister; He wrote a hugely popular series with a masterfully conceived character (Horace Rumpole) - irascible, anti-authority, fiercely independent, and politically incorrect.