Quote#Wisdom
We will indulge in all those miscellaneous commercial operations,…
Quote byHenry Savile Clarke · 1841–1893
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hugger-Mugger.
English (original)
We will indulge in all those miscellaneous commercial operations, which when conducted on a small scale are called thieving, but a large scale, financing.
— Henry Savile Clarke
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