Quote#War
As robbers unite to plunder and divide the spoils, the trunk lines of…
Quote byHenry George · 1839–1897
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ' (1879).
English (original)
As robbers unite to plunder and divide the spoils, the trunk lines of railroads unite to raise rates and pool their earnings. The public is then forced to pay the cost of the whole maneuver, as the vanquished are forced to pay the cost of their own enslavement by a conquering army.
— Henry George
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