The command of a large sum is a dangerous temptation to a national administration. Though accumulated at their expense, the people rarely, if ever profit by it: yet in point of fact, all value, and consequently, all wealth, originates with the people.

— Jean-Baptiste Say A Treatise On Political Economy (Fourth Edition) (1832)

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