Amity Shlaes - When you do something moral and upright and wander off by yourself, well, everyone do...

Amity Shlaes Zitate

When you do something moral and upright and wander off by yourself, well, everyone doesn't always follow you, do they, right? You pat yourself on your sanctimonious back but it doesn't mean the crowd rewards you for doing what you think is right.

Amity Shlaes

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Wenn Sie etwas moralisch und aufrichtig tun und alleine weggehen, dann folgen Ihnen nicht immer alle, oder? Sie klopfen sich auf Ihren hinterlistigen Rücken, aber das bedeutet nicht, dass die Menge Sie dafür belohnt, dass Sie das tun, was Sie für richtig halten.

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