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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave We all know how 'modern democracies take loaves from the wealthy.' It's the slipups in the 'pass them out to the poor' department that inspire a study of Economics. - Quote by P.J. O'Rourke

We all know how ‘modern democracies take loaves from the wealthy.’ It’s the slipups in the ‘pass them out to the poor’ department that inspire a study of Economics.

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