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Originally Posted by taustin
You obviously have little experience with people in the real world. It's not a binary equation. It isn't a matter of "this person will steal if given any opportunity" or "this person will never steal, no matter what." It's a continuous spectrum. The easier it is to steal, and the more valuable the goods, the more likely "honest people" are to take a walk on the wild side. Temptation is a fundamental part of human nature.
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Yeah, at 58 years old I know
nothing about the "real world." But I do know what words mean. If someone is honest, he doesn't have to be "kept honest." If he has to be "kept honest" he never was honest in the first place. Point, blank, period.