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Reminds me of what Rostand said about murder: "Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a

Reminds me of what Rostand said about murder: "Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god." Sell one oxycontin and you're drug dealer; sell a million and you're a C level.

bostik 9y ago
That can be generalised. Petty thieves break the law. Mafiosos skirt and avoid the law. The real kingpins write the law.
- stephengillie 9y ago
  Smart criminals don't commit crimes; they change the laws and then act freely.
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esterly 9y ago
Agreed. When a C level is profiting it is hard to change course. The onion nails it http://www.theonion.com/article/sweating-shaking-pharmaceutical-ceo-says-he-can-st-55704 http://www.theonion.com/article/sweating-shaking-pharmaceuti...
erdewit 9y ago
31 billion$ earned on the sale of oxycontin... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycodone#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycodone#History
- refurb 9y ago
  Lipitor was over $150B through it's lifecycle.
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