Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) English writer
School History, “Dane-Geld (A.D. 980-1016),” st. 3-4 (1911) [with C.R.L. Fletcher]
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It is always a temptation to a rich and lazy nation, To puff and look important and to say: -- "Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you. We will therefore pay you cash to go away." And that is called paying the…

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The #crypto folks defeated people opposing them (e.g. Brown, Porter) and bought #GOP
Now the #payoff
This despite so many #bros getting thrown in #jail for crimes (e.g. Bankman-Fried)
Now destroying hard-earned savings of the hard-working people.
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