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The Gods Are Athirst
Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Lemma.
A formal political proposal or intervention. The share-manipulation plan first uses motions threatening confiscation to lower prices, then reassuring motions to raise them. Motion therefore names the political lever, not the market movement itself; the distinction matters to understanding how public authority would serve private speculation.
Places to read
- Chapter VII, paragraph 29Frenchdes motions rassurantes: Reassuring motions. The intended effect is a later recovery of share prices.
- Chapter VII, paragraph 29Frenchdes motions spoliatrices: Confiscatory motions. The intended effect is a fall in share prices.