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Ch. 7 : The New Slave Master, p. 89
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Although the ideal of free enterprise could, indeed, lend itself to the uplifting of the human condition, when it is practiced for profit alone, it becomes but a license for the powerful to further enslave the weak.

— Gerry Spence

What It Means

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Gerry Spence

About Gerry Spence

Gerald Leonard Spence (January 8, 1929 – August 13, 2025) was an American lawyer and writer.