For after all, what is there behind, except money? Money for the right…

George Orwell
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For after all, what is there behind, except money? Money for the right kind of education, money for influential friends, money for leisure and peace of mind, money for trips to Italy. Money writes books, money sells them. Give me not righteousness, O lord, give me money, only money. ✨ George Orwell (1987). Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Harvill Secker
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