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Honore de Balzac Novelist
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"When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich."

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Adam Smith Philosopher, Economist
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"It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion."

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Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist
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"The human body is the most complex system ever created. The more we learn about it, the more appreciation we have about what a rich system it is."

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Susan George Political Activist
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"As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to downgrade their own status."

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Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian
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"I wish everyone could experience being rich and famous, so they'd see it wasn't the answer to anything."

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Adam Smith Philosopher, Economist
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"The rate of profit... is naturally low in rich and high in poor countries, and it is always highest in the countries which are going fastest to ruin."

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