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noblesse oblige
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  • She approved of Gerald associatingwith me because I at least revealed a blundering senseof noblesse oblige by getting myself born below Mason and Dixon,and afew others whose Geography met the requirements (minimum).†   (source)
  • Remote cousins and family friends whom mere acquaintanceship invested with a sort ofblood obligation noblesse oblige.†   (source)
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