Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) Former dictator of the republic of Chile
Speech (26 May 1988), quoted in "Las frases para el bronce de Pinochet."
1980s
“If rich men would remember that shrouds have no pockets, they would, while living, share their wealth with their children, and give for the good of others, and so know the highest pleasure that wealth can give.”
Source: A Dictionary of Thoughts, 1891, p. 623.
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