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Do we not see how lightly people treat their fortunes, when under the influence of the passion of gaming?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Do we not see how lightly people treat their fortunes, when under the influence of the passion of gaming?”
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Burke observes how people often disregard their fortunes when consumed by the passion for gaming.
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