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It is no exaggeration to say that the rich own most of what there is that is not nailed down.

Robert Paul Wolff

It is no exaggeration to say that the rich own most of what there is that is not nailed down.

Tags: avarice, rich

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About Robert Paul Wolff

Robert Paul Wolff (born December 27, 1933) is an American political philosopher and professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Wolff has written widely on topics in political philosophy, including Marxism, tolerance (against liberalism and in favor of anarchism), political justification, and democracy.