Thorstein Veblen Quotes

The Basis On Which Good Repute In Any Highly Organized Industrial Community Ultimately Rests Is Pecuniary Strength; And The Means Of Showing Pecuniary Strength, And So Of Gaining Or Retaining A Good Name, Are Leisure And A Conspicuous Consumption Of Goods.

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