"It is one thing to commit crimes against property, and a vastly different thing to commit crimes in behalf of property. Such is the edict of a system inspired by the sway of property."
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Gustavus Myers
Gustavus Myers (March 20, 1872 – December 7, 1942) was an American journalist and historian who published a series of highly critical and influential studies on the social costs of wealth accumulation.
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