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 honoured by the name of 'speculation'; but which ought to be called Gambling.

As to the power which money gives, it is that of brute force, it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet, and of the bribed press, tongue and pen.

Women are a sisterhood. They make common cause in behalf of the sex; and, indeed, this is natural enough, when we consider the vast power that the law gives us…

Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write.

'From my point of view, the investors are the big gamblers. They make a bet, stay with it, and if all goes wrong, they lose it all.'

He is now fast rising from affluence to poverty.

Lotteries are a tax on ignorance [1]