Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another perso…

Charles Dickens
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Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay. ✨ Little Dorrit bk. 1, ch. 23 (1857)
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Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay. ✨ Little Dorrit bk. 1, ch. 23 (1857)

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