Jd Vance Quotes

Biography: JD Vance is known for his bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy." The bo... more Biography: JD Vance is known for his bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy." The book explores his upbringing in a poor Rust Belt town and examines the struggles of America's white working class. Vance's work has sparked national conversations about economic hardship and has led him to a career in politics and public commentary. less

"Public policy can help, but there is no government that can fix these problems for us.""These problems were not created by government action, or government inaction. We created them, and only we can fix them""Whenever people ask me what I'd most like to change about the white working class, I say, "The feeling that our choices don't matter""To them, poverty is the family tradition""I believe we hillbillies are the toughest goddamn people on this earth""Our elegy is a sociological one, yes, but it is also about psychology and community and culture and faith.""There is a cultural movement willing to blame everyone except the people who actually live in these communities."

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