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“Private property and the market system are good not only to promote innovation and to promote growth; private property and the market system are good for our personal freedom.” quote by Thomas Piketty — Download Open image

“Private property and the market system are good not only to promote innovation and to promote growth; private property and the market system are good for our personal freedom.”

Thomas Piketty

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