Upendra Shardanand

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The economic meltdown of the past few weeks reminds me of the first of Gandhi’s seven “deadly sins”

Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles

Stephen Covey explains:

Wealth without work. This refers to the practice of getting something for nothing – manipulating markets and assets so you don’t have to work or produce added value, just manipulate people and things.

(And in this election season, “Politics without principle” is probably worth remembering too.)