And then that society vanishes, in a spread of ruins and slaughter.

[carlphish]

Do you wish to know whether this day is coming? Watch money. Money is the barometer of society's virtue. When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion -- When you see that in order to the produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods,

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[raziellus]

There's some truth there. Atlas Shrugged is one long book.

[carlphish]

Yeah, I'm just past 400 pages, only 600 left to go...