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Only the unlimited accumulation of power could bring about the unlimited accumulation of capital.

Only the unlimited accumulation of power could bring about the unlimited accumulation of capital.
Hannah Arendt ↗

Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern

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Hannah Arendt
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Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern
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