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> They corrupt everything. More accurately, their own corruption exposed the corruption already present in others. It just needed the right opportunity to hatc
by lo_zamoyski 4y ago
> They corrupt everything.
More accurately, their own corruption exposed the corruption already present in others. It just needed the right opportunity to hatch. Live for money, die by money.
(Generally speaking, it's quite common for most of us to think highly of ourselves and our moral character ("I'm a good person. I'm not Hitler!"), but under the right circumstances, many (but not all) of us would discover the flaws in our own hearts. A routine examination of conscience, and refinement or correction of defects in the conscience, is enormously helpful and essential to leading a life of moral excellence and virtue.)