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The control of the production of wealth is the control of human life itself.

Hilaire Belloc

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Hilaire Belloc
Age: 82 †
Born: 1870
Born: July 27
Died: 1953
Died: July 16
Historian
Journalist
Poet
Politician
Writer
La Celle-les-Bruyères
Hilaire Pierre Belloc
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc
Capitalism
Wealth
Control
Liberty
Libertarianism
Human
Libertarian
Humans
Socialism
Life
Production
Productions

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