What, then, was the difference between America and Moscow? … - Upton Sinclair

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What, then, was the difference between America and Moscow? The “muckraker” said it was a question of who owned the state. In America the people were supposed to own it, but most of the time the big businessmen bought it away from them. “It is privilege which corrupts politics,” was his phrase.

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Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr. (20 September 1878 – 25 November 1968) was a prolific American author who wrote in many genres, often advocating Socialist views, and achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Pen Names: Clarke Fitch • Arthur Stirling • Frederick Garrison

Alternative Names: Upton Beall Sinclair • Upton Sinclair Jr.

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