“No economic activity was more irrepressible [in the 14th century] than the investment and len
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“No economic activity was more irrepressible [in the 14th century] than the investment and lending at interest of money; it was the basis for the rise of the Western capitalist economy and the building of private fortunes-and it was based on the sin of usury.” — Barbara Tuchman http://bit.ly/2Pb9V6y - http://bit.ly/2Yx9SFh #economy #money #capitalism #usury #usuryquotes #barbaratuchman #barbaratuchmanquotes https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SC8jGFecbREh8IOXIWY7FQ0Tv9rS15hqJCfE0/?igshid=e5bhsfcj347y -- source link
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