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Originally Posted by awareness
Oh! A fellow cynic.  |
No, I do not believe that all people are motivated by self interest. What I do feel that history teaches us is that our government is a system that has promoted corruption. Teddy Roosevelt had a big impact, Lincoln did all he could, but these men of character have fought a losing battle. In the last 60 years I can point to numerous events that should have gotten them fired, trillion dollar fiascos, and yet instead of getting fired they want to raise the amount of money we send their way.