"This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest
friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal,
and directly destructive of society."
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Thought of the Day
Let's hope that the Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776) was wrong with this observation, or else we're in big trouble in this country the way things are going:
"This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and
possessions for ourselves and our nearest
friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal,
and directly destructive of society."
"This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest
friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal,
and directly destructive of society."
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