The Reason That A Good Citizen Does Not Use Such Destructive Means To Become Wealthier Is That, If Everyone Did So, We Would All Become Poorer From The Mutual Destructiveness. - SearchQuotes

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The reason that a good citizen does not use such destructive means to become wealthier is that, if everyone did so, we would all become poorer from the mutual destructiveness.

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