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If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make e

If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make everyone the same, we ruin society. If we upset tradition to allow for an equal shot at the starting gate, everyone wins, except for the charlatans and would be dictators. – Ben Stein

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I thought that all of the sacrifices and blessings of the whole history of mankind have devolved upon me. Thank you, God. – Ben Stein

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Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. – Ben Stein

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Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing. – Ben Stein

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