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Corrupt, stupid grasping functionaries will make at least as big a muddle of socialism as stupid, selfish and acquisitive employers can make of capitalism.

Walter Lippmann

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Walter Lippmann
Age: 85 †
Born: 1889
Born: September 23
Died: 1974
Died: December 14
Journalist
Politician
Writer
New York City
New York
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Employers
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Corrupt
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Socialism
Selfish
Acquisitive
Capitalism
Functionaries
Stupid
Muddle
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Grasping

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