D Patrick Miller
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Trending Toward the End of Greed
In the 1987 film Wall Street, actor Michael Douglas lent an oily authenticity to the character of Gordon Gekko, an archetypal portrayal of the American Capitalist at his worst. In an oft-quoted cinematic speech before a fictional stockholders’ meeting, Gekko made a blunt sales pitch for the ethos of short-term, self-serving profit above all other considerations: “The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed — for lack of a better word — is good. Greed is right. Greed works
October 14, 2005
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Fighting Terror with Forgiveness
Let’s face it: most people probably think of forgiveness as the last resort of losers. It’s what you’re left with after you’ve been victimized and can’t figure out a way to inflict revenge. If there’s no way to even the score, then you might as well settle for feeling a little better about yourself by becoming noble. And if you forgive what happened to you, maybe someday you can forget all about it. Or, maybe whoever hurt you will eventually feel guilty about what they did,
September 28, 2004