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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. is saying that he does not admire the strong desire for equality because he believes it is just a way of glorifying jealousy.

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