[Very rich people] with brains make a great effort to hold on to every penny they have while preaching to the general population that freedom and dignity and patriotism are possible only under their protection; in this way they elicit the support of the very people they hold in subjection.
James A. MichenerAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 3, 1907
- Died: October 16, 1997
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