One man's consumption becomes his neighbor's wish. - John Kenneth Galbraith

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For a long time the New York Stock Exchange looked with suspicion on the investment trusts; only in 1929 was fisting permitted.

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Nothing is more portable than rich people and their money

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In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.

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