A modern Robespierre might know that his Thermidor is coming, but if you push him far enough, he might grow to believe that price is a bargain. Were I in the o

A modern Robespierre might know that his Thermidor is coming, but if you push him far enough, he might grow to believe that price is a bargain. Were I in the ownership class, I wouldn't exactly try to temper my avarice in absolute terms, but I would at least try to remain less conspicuously wealthy than my peers. As they say, you don't need to outrun the tiger, if you can outrun your friend.