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Quote by Vivienne Westwood
Economists treat economics as if it is a pure science divorced fro

Economists treat economics as if it is a pure science divorced from the facts of life. The result of this false accountancy is a willful confusion under cover of which industry wreaks its havoc scot-free and ignores the environmental cost. – Vivienne Westwood

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Britishness is just a way of putting things together and a certain dont care attitude about clothes. You dont care, you just do it and it looks great. – Vivienne Westwood

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