“Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from July 31, 2017

“Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty”

“Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty” is a saying about money that has been printed on several images.

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Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty.
3:40 AM - 9 May 2015

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Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty. ~ Anon. http://www.dedicatio.com/quote/wealth-is-what-gives-you-the-right-to-preach-about-the-virtues-of-poverty-4418840 … #quotes #aphorisms
2:24 AM - 5 Jul 2017

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