“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.”
- Frederic Bastiat, French writer and economist, as quoted by Bill Moyers.
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/02/bastiat-plunder/
Thursday, March 1, 2012
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Hmmm.... how many of these describe the current state of most (I still hope not ALL) politicians??
ReplyDeletehttp://www.deadlysins.com/sins/
And why is it the ones who most loudly proclaim themselves "Christians" are the ones fighting hardest to allow themselves and others to continue acting in this 'sinful' manner?
The same website also has a list of virtues... wish we could talk more about those...