George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695) English politician
Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections (1750), Moral Thoughts and Reflections
“He now suspected that every human being who knew how high-frequency traders made money was making too much money doing it to stop and explain what was going on.”
— Michael Lewis, book Flash Boys
Source: Flash Boys (2014), p. 55
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