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American Wealth, Greed, and Corruption 



As Americans we are never pleased with what we have. We always have to strive to get more than what we have. If our American Dream is the pursuit of happiness, we think that happiness comes from money, and money is therefore the American Dream. We often want to get to the top, and then we buy lavish things that aren't really a necessity. Our need is furthur propelled by our never-ending cycle of greed. The more we receive, the greedier we become. And on our way to receiving more, our greed overtakes our intentions, and we become a corrupt society.



 "Her voice is full of money," he said suddenly.

That was it. I’d never understood before. It was full of money – that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it… high in a white palace the king’s daughter, the golden girl..."  //-// Great Gatsby



"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed" - Mahatma Gandhi

"To  greed, all nature is insufficient" - Seneca

"Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough." - Janwillem van de Wetering

"It is not the man who has little, but he who desires more, that is poor" - Seneca

"There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up." - Oscar Wilde 

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