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In A Country Well Governed, Poverty Is Something To Be Ashamed Of.
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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of.
In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
-- Confucius, Analects, VIII, c. 500 B.C
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