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Look at the past : When Egypt went down 2 per cent . of her population owned 97 per cent . of her wealth . The people were starved to death . When Babylon went down 2 per cent . of her population owned all the wealth .
Look at the past : When Egypt went down 2 per cent . of her population owned 97 per cent . of her wealth . The people were starved to death . When Babylon went down 2 per cent . of her population owned all the wealth .
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Wealth we have produced ! more than all the inhabitants of the earth can consume . The of the United States in 1892 was one billion , six hundred and eighteen millions , four hundred and sixty - four thousand bushels ; the wheat crop ...
Wealth we have produced ! more than all the inhabitants of the earth can consume . The of the United States in 1892 was one billion , six hundred and eighteen millions , four hundred and sixty - four thousand bushels ; the wheat crop ...
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But privation was not inevitable ; measures could be taken to create a more equitable distribution of wealth . Here the essential rationality of Populism becomes clear : Man could rationally control his society , particularly by ...
But privation was not inevitable ; measures could be taken to create a more equitable distribution of wealth . Here the essential rationality of Populism becomes clear : Man could rationally control his society , particularly by ...
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Populist Ideology | 7 |
A Cross of Gold | 23 |
Utopian Conceptions | 29 |
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