"False riches, consisting of money, houses and lands, acquired by selfish means at cost to others and thereafter used selfishly, are almost always used for the oppression of other persons."

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Source: Joseph Furphy, Frances Devlin-Glass (1991). “The annotated Such is life: such is life : being certain extracts from the diary of Tom Collins”

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Joseph Franklin Rutherford

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Joseph Franklin Rutherford was a prominent leader of the Jehovah's Witnesses, known for his influential writings and teachings on faith and God's Kingdom.

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