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The full quote isn't apocryphal. It's from a character in Balzac's Le Père Goriot. Roughly translated: "The secret of great unexplained fortunes is a forgotten
by pdog 9y ago
The full quote isn't apocryphal. It's from a character in Balzac's Le Père Goriot.
Roughly translated: "The secret of great unexplained fortunes is a forgotten crime, because it has been properly executed."
The quote isn't really applicable in this case. Everyone reading the article knows how the Sackler family made their money.
- brucelidl 9y agoEveryone reading the article knows the source of the fortune. The millions of people who have interacted with Sackler supported cultural institutions likely had zero idea of where the money came from, myself included.
- pdog 9y agoThis also raises an important question. Do these museums have a responsibility to disclose the source of the Sackler family's wealth?