" An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. " ~ Plutarch, sort of

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" An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. "

        ~ Plutarch, sort of

"those yet more deep-seated and afflictive diseases of the state, poverty and wealth"

Often quoted in a paraphrase by Ugo Foscolo: "Wealth and poverty are the oldest and most deadly ailments of all republics" (Le ricchezze e la povertà sono le più antiche e mortali infermità delle repubbliche), Monitore Italiano, 5 February 1798.

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Plutarch#Parallel_Lives

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Plutarch

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[–]LarrySwinger2 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

“The problem with internet quotes is that you cant [sic.] always depend on their accuracy” - Abraham Lincoln

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Love that one!

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