However toplofty and idealistic a man may be, he can always rationaliz…

Raymond Chandler
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However toplofty and idealistic a man may be, he can always rationalize his right to earn money. ✨ Raymond Chandler, Dorothy Gardiner, Kathrine Sorley Walker (1977). Raymond Chandler Speaking, p.139, Univ of California Press
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