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Eliot Spitzer and Sophistry
In Ancient Greece sophists were teachers who taught virtue, which in those days generally meant the art of statesmanship, to young men rich enough to afford their services. Sophistry, as their art was called, is a trade much criticized in the dialogues of Plato, where Socrates attacks not only the practice of teaching for a […]
Most Important Books
Great financial books I recommend (how to think/live): Richest Man in Babylon (Clason) Cashflow Quadrant (Kiyosaki) Becoming your own Banker (Nash) The Case for IBC (Murphy) Great books for understanding current financial system (improves investing acumen): Lords of Easy Money (Leonard) How the Economy Grows and Why it Crashes (Schiff) – literally a picture book, […]