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Tag Archives: psycho-intellectual
The Value of Everything by Mariana Mazzucato (Penguin)
“The barbarous gold barons – they did not find the gold, they did not mine the gold, they did not mill the gold, but by some weird alchemy all the gold belonged to them.” THE quote is from 1929, Big … Continue reading
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The elegance of the hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (Gallic)
“Marx has completely changed the way I view the world,” declared the Pallieres boy this morning, although ordinarily he says nary a word to me.” PERHAPS it is just my personal taste, but it seems as if a new form … Continue reading
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