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Every one wanted to get rich at the expense of some one else by a mysterious process, the nature of which was not generally understood beyond the fact that it involved some sort of trickery.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Every one wanted to get rich at the expense of some one else by a mysterious process, the nature of which was not…”
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Beveridge comments on the widespread desire for wealth through dubious means, reflecting societal attitudes.
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