People
It is a great monument to the power of money and greed...a race for rent.
— Frank Lloyd Wright
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker condemns something, unnamed in the line, as a great monument to the power of money and greed. They call it a race for rent, suggesting it is driven by a scramble to extract payments rather than higher ideals. The tone is scornful and critical.
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