My views may seem to ignore a moral imperative that businesses should follow virtuous principles, whether or not it is most profitable for them to do so. Instead I prefer to recognize that, throughout human history, [...] government regulation has arisen precisely because it was found to be necessary for the enforcement of moral principles. Invocation of moral principles is a necessary first step for eliciting virtuous behavior, but that alone is not a sufficient step. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

A sense of humour is a sense of proportion. Sand and Foam

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance. The Picture of Dorian Gray

“I suspect that many will not be satisfied with the simpler way of life.” Republic