Defeat Quote by Matt Taibbi

“In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy.” quote by Matt Taibbi — Download Open image

“In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy.”

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