So in everything: power lies with those who control finance, not with …

Bertrand Russell
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So in everything: power lies with those who control finance, not with those who know the matter upon which the money is to be spent. Thus, the holders of power are, in general, ignorant and malevolent, and the less they exercise their power the better. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2004). Sceptical Essays, p.153, Psychology Press
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