Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Flying Rumors
Man wants but little here below, was said By Goldsmith, whose whole life proved it untrue. A little means the way you have been bred; A million's not enough if you need two. Man's endless wish for more, some claim instead, Marks him Earth's best production, (this means you). Since Standard Oil has given J. D. A billion, An income tax cuts short the needed trillion. He has the billion, and it's that much more Which, added to the rest, makes big the sum Of all this nation's wealth, that goodly store, From which the average man can scrape the scum. Just work it out on paper, if you're sore We average rich, so no one need feel glum. If your two legs seem scarce enough for you, Add centipede's to yours, divide by two. The Socialists are fools, in fact they rail; They want the earth, they want what they have Their argument sounds like their empty pail: An empty stomach breeds an empty thought. What should we do if Standard Oil should fail? Chicago U. With kerosene was bought. If you're kept poor, perhaps your poverty May make a thesis for a Ph. D. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
