Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the revenges and insults that come when they are not paid back.
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"Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the revenges and insults that come when they are not paid back." — Margaret Atwood #resilienceadversity #socialjusticeequality #spacecosmicperspective
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Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the revenges and insults that come when they are not paid back. — Margaret Atwood
About Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood was a Novelist from Canada (1939–present).
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Who said "Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gi…"?
This quote is attributed to Margaret Atwood, a Novelist from Canada.
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Margaret Atwood lived from 1939 – present.
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