#barbaratuchmanquotes
![“No economic activity was more irrepressible [in the 14th century] than the investment and lending a](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7a294ec5ae96bd1468ec21f1ca21b93b/c460bc6a71377a1d-e8/s500x750/477118d00cc51f8457a820a65071389a071e1b05.jpg "“No economic activity was more irrepressible [in the 14th century] than the investment and lending a")
“No economic activity was more irrepressible [in the 14th century] than the investment and lending at interest of money; it was the basis for the rise of the Western capitalist economy and the building of private fortunes-and it was based on the sin of usury.” — Barbara Tuchman http://bit.ly/2Pb9V6y-http://bit.ly/2Yx9SFh #economy #money #capitalism #usury #usuryquotes #barbaratuchman #barbaratuchmanquotes
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