31 October 2010

The character and the spirit of the entire society

The trouble with liberal political/economy is that what begins as a conviction about some aspect of human nature – that more is better, or that hunger and appetite are powerful incentives and strong motivators – becomes translated into a cultural objective – greed is good, or that the promotion of general frustration ought to be a cultural norm – which then results in a fundamental transformation in the character and the spirit of the entire society. 

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