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Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of 'speculation'; but which ought to be called Gambling.

William Cobbett

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Ein weiteres großes Übel, das aus diesem Wunsch entsteht, als reich zu denken; oder vielmehr, aus dem Wunsch heraus, nicht für schlecht gehalten zu werden, ist das Zerstörende, was mit dem Namen "Spekulation" geehrt wurde; was aber als Glücksspiel bezeichnet werden sollte.

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