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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

"The family has always been at the center of Appalachian life"

Tags: Values, Community, History, Family, Culture

"Barack Obama strikes at the heart of our deepest insecurities"

Tags: Leadership, Psychology, Fear, Influence, Politics

"The American dream of today is not about a house with a white picket fence"

Tags: Dreams, Idealism, American dream, Societal change, Cultural shift

"Even though we had no connection to the original ghetto, we lived in a ghetto of our own"

Tags: Resilience, Identity, Community, Isolation, Historical context

"There is no group of Americans more pessimistic than working-class whites"

Tags: Pessimism, Socioeconomic issues

"Public policy can help, but there is no government that can fix these problems for us."

Tags: Responsibility, Community, Self-reliance, Government, Social issues

"These problems were not created by government action, or government inaction. We created them, and only we can fix them"

Tags: Self-improvement, Empowerment, Responsibility, Society, Community

"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"

Tags: Motivational, Self-determination, Choice, Social change, Economic inequality

"To them, poverty is the family tradition"

Tags: Family, Poverty, Inequality, Tradition, Social issues

"I believe we hillbillies are the toughest goddamn people on this earth"

Tags: Resilience, Perseverance, Strength, Identity, Self-empowerment

"Our elegy is a sociological one, yes, but it is also about psychology and community and culture and faith."

Tags: Faith, Psychology, Community, Human behavior, Culture

"There is a cultural movement willing to blame everyone except the people who actually live in these communities."

Tags: Social commentary, Cultural analysis, Cultural criticism, Social problems, Local issues