Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Idealism Vs Avarice

The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system.  And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success.  And while men admire the quality of the first, they love the produce of the second.


Check it out:
John Steinbeck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck
Cannery Row
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannery_Row_%28novel%29

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