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Avarice and Public Office

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Matthew Phillips

“No vice, therefore, is more foul than avarice….particularly among leading men and those who control public affairs.  For to use public affairs for one’s profit is not only dishonourable, but criminal and wicked too….There is nothing by which those in … Continue reading →

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