It is impossible for a government to levy taxes and distribute large amounts of money without by that very process creating large numbers of enemies of its authority and those jealous of its power.
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Charles Dunoyer
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Language mavens explain that “jealousy” and “jealous” are best reserved for cases in which the emotion is associated without a belief that the desideratum is rightly that of a person experiencing jealousy, whereas “envy” and “envious” are best used for cases in which the emotion is not associate with such a belief.
And, here, “jealous” is truly the better word, for people feel that they are wronged in not having that power, and proceed accordingly in their attempts to gain it.
Oops: “best reserved for cases in which the emotion is associated with a belief”