A man, a real man, must never be an agent, a tool, or a gambler-acting for himself or for others-he must employ such. A real man-a financier-was never a tool. He used tools. He created. He led. (Theodore Dreiser)

A man, a real man, must never be an agent, a tool, or a gambler-acting for himself or for others-he must employ such. A real man-a financier-was never a tool. He used tools. He created. He led.

Theodore Dreiser

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