Only merchants have money to waste, and what are they but p… - James Clavell

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Only merchants have money to waste, and what are they but parasites who create nothing, grow nothing, make nothing but feed off another's labor?

James Clavell

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James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1924 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian World War II veteran and POW, who became a novelist, screenwriter and director.

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Birth Name: Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell

Alternative Names: Charles Edmund Dumaresq du Clavelle

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