"When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed."

Posted by GaltsGulch 7 years, 8 months ago to The Gulch: General
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"When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed."


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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 7 years, 8 months ago
    In academia, not bowing down to the State Science Institute for money has become a self-sacrifice for me, not a big one, but a self-sacrifice nonetheless. Today has been a lesson in just how much I have to learn.
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