“What can it profit a man to gain the whole world and to come to his property with a gastric ulcer, a blown prostate, and bifocals?”
― Cannery Row
― Cannery Row
“The relative prices of [gold and greenbacks] fluctuated according to the laws of supply and demand, and the fluctuating attracted speculators, who tried to anticipate the direction of the market. From anticipation to manipulation was a short, tempting step.”
― American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
― American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath
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