Quotations by:
    Stead, Christina


Why, if all the rich men in the world divided up their money amongst themselves, there wouldn’t be enough to go round!

christina stead
Christina Stead (1902-1983) Australian writer
House of All Nations, sc. 12 “The Revolution” [Jules] (1938)
    (Source)

Pooh-poohing the idea that confiscating wealth from the rich would provide enough money to the poor. The line is also included in the "Credo" at the beginning of the novel, attributed to the character, Jules Bertillon.
 
Added on 7-Feb-24 | Last updated 7-Feb-24
Link to this post | No comments
Topics: , , , , , , ,
More quotes by Stead, Christina

No rich man is a patriot, no rich man is a friend. They have all only got one fatherland — the Ritz-Carlton; and one friend — the mistress they’re promising to divorce their wives for.

christina stead
Christina Stead (1902-1983) Australian writer
House of All Nations, scene 26 “No Money in Working for a Living” [Jules] (1938)
    (Source)
 
Added on 30-Oct-24 | Last updated 30-Oct-24
Link to this post | No comments
Topics: ,
More quotes by Stead, Christina