It is morally obscene to regard wealth as an anonymous, tribal product…

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It is morally obscene to regard wealth as an anonymous, tribal product and to talk about 'redistributing' it. ✨ Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen (1986). Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, p.27, Penguin
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