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How the few plunder the many

Ever since the advent of representative government placed the ultimate power to direct the administration of public affairs to the hands of the people, the primary instrument by which the few have managed to plunder the many has been the sophistry that persuades the victims that they are being robbed for their own benefit.

Author Greg RavenPosted on November 18, 2012November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories taxationTags Arthur Goddard

“There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.” — George Jacob Holyoake

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