And where did anyone get the brainless opinion that the super-rich are too wealthy to steal? ...from Ford to… — Christopher Hitchens
And where did anyone get the brainless opinion that the super-rich are too wealthy to steal? ...from Ford to Hughes to Iacocca and Trump and the other tycoon redeemers, we have an exact demonstration that nobody is more covetous and greedy than those who have far too much."
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