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Quote by William Cobbett
Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or

Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of speculation; but which ought to be called Gambling. – William Cobbett

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