No Vice Like Greed – Quote by Jonathan Swift

„There is no vice which mankind carries to such wild extremes as that of avarice.“

Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift on greed's extreme power as mankind's worst vice.
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Jonathan Swift was a 17th-century Irish writer known for his sharp wit and satirical works.

A sharp insight into the destructive power of greed in humans.


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Jonathan Swift quote about greed, avarice, and human vice

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was a prominent Irish writer, satirist, and cleric. He gained fame particularly through works like "Gulliver's Travels," in which he unflinchingly exposed social evils and human follies. His critical mind and humor made him a defining figure of the Enlightenment.

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"Every species of vice finds its patronage in them. There is no perjury, nor sacrilege, nor parricide, nor incest, nor rapine, nor fraud, nor treason which cannot be masked as meritorious beneath the mantle of their dispensation." Paolo Sarpi
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