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Quote by Lynn Townsend White, Jr.

“If you owe $50, you're a delinquent account. If you owe $50,000, you're a small businessmen. If you owe $50 million, you're a corporation. If you owe $50 billion, you're the government.”

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Lynn Townsend White, Jr.

Lynn Townsend White, Jr. was an American historian and philosopher of history, recognized for his work on the environmental impact of human societies. His influential essay, 'The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis,' examines the relationship between human societies and the natural environment. more

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