Atticus told me one time that most of this Old Family stuff's foolishness because everybody's family's just as old as everybody else's. I said did that include the colored folks and Englishmen and he said yes.

“Atticus told me one time that most of this Old Family stuff’s foolishness because everybody’s family’s just as old as everybody else’s. I said did that include the colored folks and Englishmen and he said yes.”

– Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 23. Scout in a discussion with Jem recalls the wise words of Atticus that there was no difference between people and the focus on being an Old Family was silly.

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