There Are Very Honest People Who Do Not Think That They Have Had A Bargain Unless They Have Cheated A Merchant.

There Are Very Honest People Who Do Not Think That They Have Had A Bargain Unless They Have Cheated A Merchant.

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There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a
bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.
-- Anatole France (1844-1924)

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