Alfred Hopkins - If you object that I discriminate, then I say to y

If you object that I discriminate, then I say to you, "You can organize your own club.

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Alfred Hopkins, Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland, Quoted in Regardie's, December 1990

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About the Author

Alfred Hopkins

Born: March 14, 1870
Died: May 5, 1941
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Profession: Architect

Biography

Alfred Harral Hopkins was an American architect, an "estate architect" who specialized in country houses and especially in model farms in an invented "vernacular" style suited to the American elite. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects.

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