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The worst of all the Multitude Did something for the Common Good. - Bernard Mandeville
" "The worst of all the Multitude
Did something for the Common Good.
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About Bernard Mandeville
Bernard Mandeville (or Bernard de Mandeville) (baptised November 20 1670, died January 21 1733) was a Dutch physician, poet and social philosopher who settled in England. Most of his works, including his controversial satire The Fable of the Bees, were written in English.
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