“ Soon those three udders of modern nations, monopolies, bill discounting, and fraudulent speculation, were swollen with the milk of wealth. ”
Anatole France, Penguin Island (1908). copy citation
| Author | Anatole France |
|---|---|
| Source | Penguin Island |
| Topic | wealth speculation monopoly |
| Date | 1908 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1930/1930-h/1930-h.htm |
Context
“The choice of Terrasson as Minister of Finance was warmly approved by the press. Terrasson, an old minister famous for his financial operations, gave warrant to all the hopes of the financiers and shadowed forth a period of great business activity. Soon those three udders of modern nations, monopolies, bill discounting, and fraudulent speculation, were swollen with the milk of wealth. Already whispers were heard of distant enterprises, and of planting colonies, and the boldest put forward in the newspapers the project of a military and financial protectorate over Nigritia.
Without having yet shown what he was capable of, Hippolyte Ceres was considered a man of weight.” source
Without having yet shown what he was capable of, Hippolyte Ceres was considered a man of weight.” source
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