That hereditary transmission of wealth, on the one hand, and poverty on the other, has brought down to the present generation all the evils of the feudal system — -and that this, in our opinion, is the prime source of all our calamities. History of the Great American Fortunes - Page 130by Gustavus Myers - 1910Full view - About this book
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