"The great struggle of history has been for the control over money. It is almost tautological to affirm that to control the production and distribution of money is to control the wealth, resources, and people of the world."

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Source : Jack Weatherford (2009). “The History of Money”, p.246, Crown Business

Jack Weatherford

#Struggle Quotes #People Quotes #World Quotes

“Beauty is one in the universe, and, whatever form it assumes, it always arouses a religious feeling in the hearts of mankind.”

Source : "Corinne, or Italy". Book by Madame de Stael, 1807.
“Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach?”
“For the duration of its collective life, or the time during which its identity may be assumed, each class resembles a hotel or an omnibus, always full, but always of different people.”
“Woods pumped both fists and yelled, as jacked as you'll ever see him. But the crowd explosion drowned out whatever was coming out of his mouth. It was the closest golf has ever come to sounding like fourth-and-goal at LSU's Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night.”
“It's been Axelle's [Carolyn] and my burden to bear, for better or worse. A very fun burden to bear.”
“Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent.”
“I could be one if I wanted to, I'm just way too overqualified for a job that simple.”
“Perhaps an individual must consider his own death to be the final phenomenon of nature.”

Source : Stephen Crane (2016). “The Open Boat and Other Stories”, p.27, Lulu.com

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