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Q. “Are there still great pirates?.. Can I become one?”
RBF: "The top ones were called sovereigns and the lesser ones were called pirates, and the even lesser ones hi-jackers. The British Empire began as a subterfuge for Queen Elizabeth I to go into private enterprise with the East India Company… The American flag was actually derived from that of the East India Company… The German cartels were owned partly by the allies and they played both sides. The East India people switched over and backed the new American colonies.
“There are no great pirates left. It’s all lawyers now, and lawyer-capitalism. It’s all now corporate: the safest and surest way to make the most money.”
¶ Citations
- RBF to World Game Workshop’77; Phila., PA: 22 Jun’77
