It is a great mistake to suppose that thrift is caused only by fear; i…

Winston Churchill
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It is a great mistake to suppose that thrift is caused only by fear; it springs from hope as well as from fear; where there is no hope, be sure there will be no thrift. ✨ Winston Churchill (2012). Churchill: The Power of Words, p.89, Da Capo Press
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It is a great mistake to suppose that thrift is caused only by fear; it springs from hope as well as from fear; where there is no hope, be sure there will be no thrift. ✨ Winston Churchill (2012). Churchill: The Power of Words, p.89, Da Capo Press

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