Sunday, November 2, 2008

Does the free market corrode moral character?

Does the free market corrode moral character?, a discussion in the John Templeton Foundation website.

The answer of Ben Asa Rast:
Perhaps the best way to answer this question is to ask another: does an un-free market improve moral character? Or, to phrase it differently, can coercion improve moral character? I think the answer is found in history. Rare is the man who can exercise such power over others without eventually being corrupted by it. As C.S. Lewis said: Aristotle was right; some men are fit to be only slaves; but I oppose slavery because I do not believe any man is fit to be a master.

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