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Banks are winning and we are losing

“The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.” — Lord Acton, 1834 — 1902

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Lord of wisdom

WITH reference to the atrocious acts we are witnessing on our TV screens, it is worth remembering Lord Acton’s famous dictum: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

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