Our society is so abnormal that the normal man never dreams of having …

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Our society is so abnormal that the normal man never dreams of having the normal occupation of looking after his own property. When he chooses a trade, he chooses one of the ten thousand trades that involve looking after other people's property.
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