He is a great simpleton who... by William Wirt, an American Statesman

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“He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it creates more wants than it supplies.”

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William Wirt

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Name: William Wirt

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Nov 8, 1772

Date of Death: Feb 18, 1834

Profession: Statesman

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He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it creates more wants than it supplies.

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