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It's difficult to argue against Balzac's "behind every great fortune is a great crime". There's a lot of exploitation of edge cases, which are quickly patched i
by Pigo 9y ago
It's difficult to argue against Balzac's "behind every great fortune is a great crime". There's a lot of exploitation of edge cases, which are quickly patched in order to shut the door behind them. Similarly, people get famous by speaking outrageously, and then lambaste anyone who does the same once they're famous. There doesn't seem to be a lot of exceptions to this when you're talking about the upper-echelon.
- marvy 9y agoProper quote (from https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balzac#Le_P.C3.A8re_Goriot_.281835.29 https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balzac#Le_P.C3....) The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done The key part that people keep omitting is "without apparent cause". If the cause is apparent, there is no need to speculate about possible crimes: just look at the cause and decide if it's criminal or not.