Quote#Politics & Power
It was an amazing predicament. He was, in one sense, the richest man…
Quote byF. Scott Fitzgerald · 1896–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), "The Diamond As Big As The Ritz".
English (original)
It was an amazing predicament. He was, in one sense, the richest man that ever lived — and yet was he worth anything at all? If his secret should transpire there was no telling to what measures the Government might resort in order to prevent a panic, in gold as well as in jewels. They might take over the claim immediately and institute a monopoly.
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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