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In European aristocratic and genteel tradition, "working with one's hands" was a sure sign of low status. By what reasoning did aristocratic practices like making war, helping a monarch dress, or aiding a monarch in their ablutions did not qualify as "working with one's hands?"

by /u/gm6464 in /r/AskHistorians

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