The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth not an ax F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
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The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.

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