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| + | "Enter the [[London Stock Exchange]], that place more respectable than many a court. You will see the deputies of all nations gathered there for the service of mankind. There the [[Jew]], the [[Mohammedan]], and the [[Christian]] deal with each other as if they were of the same religion, and give the name of [[infidel]] only to those who go [[bankrupt]]; there, the [[Presbyterian]] trusts the [[Anabaptist]], and the [[Anglican]] honors the [[Quaker]]'s promise. On leaving these peaceful and free assemblies, some go to the synagogue, others to drink; this one goes to be baptized . . ; that one has his [[foreskin]] cut off and the Hebrew words mumbled over the child which he does not understand; others go to their church to await the inspiration of God, their hats on their heads, and all are content [[Voltaire on capitalism|[...]]]"--''[[Letters on the English]]'' (1734) by Voltaire | ||
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"Enter the London Stock Exchange, that place more respectable than many a court. You will see the deputies of all nations gathered there for the service of mankind. There the Jew, the Mohammedan, and the Christian deal with each other as if they were of the same religion, and give the name of infidel only to those who go bankrupt; there, the Presbyterian trusts the Anabaptist, and the Anglican honors the Quaker's promise. On leaving these peaceful and free assemblies, some go to the synagogue, others to drink; this one goes to be baptized . . ; that one has his foreskin cut off and the Hebrew words mumbled over the child which he does not understand; others go to their church to await the inspiration of God, their hats on their heads, and all are content [...]"--Letters on the English (1734) by Voltaire |
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