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Humans are prone to question authority. If someone tells them that they are not allowed to do or have something, they are only more likely to persue this "something" than they were before they were told they couldn't do it.

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The quote suggests that the Puritans' outward rejection of material wealth actually drove them to pursue it more fervently in order to demonstrate success and prestige. By presenting themselves as ascetic, they may have unintentionally created a culture of competition and desire for wealth. This highlights the complex relationship between ideology and behavior in shaping economic attitudes.

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