“But we were very proud people, people with a lot of class. It was country class, but it was a great deal of class. And most of my people were not that educated, but they are very, very intelligent. Good common sense — horse sense, we called it.”

Dolly Parton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-31

Dolly Parton continued her reply, redefining the label 'hillbilly' as being about proud, intelligent people with common sense.