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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: carranza2 who wrote (172039)10/6/2005 1:21:03 AM
From: wonk  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
If success comes from:

Luck
Hard Work
Being a Crook

Keeping the permutations easier:

Luck
Hard work
Crook
Hard Work and Luck
Crook and Luck
Crook and Hard work

Ranked in order of probability:

1. Crook and Hard Work
2. Crook and Luck
3. Hard Work and Luck
4. Crook
5. Hard Work
6. Luck

The Crook has the advantage over Hard Work because his amorality or immorality permits him to do things, i.e., gain an advantage, that the honest – yet hard working person won’t. Hence the rankings.

Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Honore de Balzac

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