In every well-governed state, wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.
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France, Anatole. L'Ile des Pingouins [Penguin Island]. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1908, bk. 6, ch. 2.
France, Anatole. L'Ile des Pingouins [Penguin Island]. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1908, bk. 6, ch. 2.
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