The longer I live, the more I feel that the individual is not so much to blame – not even the worst individuals, not even the ‘best’ citizens – as the system of corruption which has grown up about us, and which rewards an honest man with a mere living and a crook with all the magnificence of our magnificent modern life. — Lincoln Steffens
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Mini who’s who:
Lincoln Steffens : American Journalist
Born: April 6, 1866
Died: August 9, 1936