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The only force more ruthless and cynical than the business of big politics is the politics of big business.

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Gregory David Roberts
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 21
Author
Novelist
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Melbourne
Australia
Ruthless
Cynical
Politics
Bigs
Force
Business

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