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People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage.


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People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage.
         



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Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.



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But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.



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The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.



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There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.



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