"From the fact of general well-being came the……" — John Kenneth Galbraith

From the fact of general well-being came the new position of the… - John Kenneth Galbraith
"From the fact of general well-being came the new position of the poor. They were now in most communities a minority. The voice of the people was now the voice of relative affluence. Politicians in pursuit of votes could be expected to have a diminishing concern for the very poor. Compassion would have to serve instead - an uncertain substitute."

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