A desire for wealth is the source of all progress. Civilization…

A desire for wealth is the source of all progress. Civilization comes from what men call greed. Let your mercenary tendencies be combined with honesty and they cannot take you astray.

Anthony Trollope

1864

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Greed Capitalism Progress

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Novel

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1864

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Anthony Trollope

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Trollope, Anthony. Can You Forgive Her? Penguin Classics, 1975.

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Trollope, Anthony. Can You Forgive Her? 1864-1865. Serial.

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