"They were the triumphant and insolent possessors; they……" — Upton Sinclair
"They were the triumphant and insolent possessors; they had a hall, and a fire, and food and clothing and money, and so they might preach to hungry men, and the hungry men must be humble and listen. They were trying to save their souls- and who but a fool could fail to see that all that was the matter with their souls was that they had not managed to get a decent existence for their bodies?"
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37 Quotes by Upton Sinclair
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The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery.
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I just put on what the lady says. I've been married three times, so I've had lots of supervision.
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The first thing brought forth by the study of any religion, ancient or modern, is that it is based upon…
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In the twilight, it was a vision of power.
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You don't have to be satisfied with America as you find it. You can change it. I didn't like the…
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In a society dominated by the fact of commercial competition, money is necessarily the test of prowess, and wastefulness the…
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