"Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, And almost every vice — almighty gold."
— Ben Jonson

January 1, 1970

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Epistle to Elizabeth, Countess of Rutland, lines 1-2. Comparable to "The flattering, mighty, nay, almighty gold", John Wolcot, To Kien Long, Ode iv; "Almighty dollar", Washington Irving, The Creole Village.