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It is capitalism, not Marxism, that trades in futures.

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Terry Eagleton
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: February 22
Literary Critic
Literary Historian
Literary Theorist
Non-Fiction Writer
Researcher
University Teacher
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Salford
Greater Manchester
Trades
Futures
Marxism
Capitalism
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