The Golden Rule vs. our economy (Berry)

September 22nd, 2006  |  Published in Consumerism, Economics, Quotes, Culture, Religion

If the Golden Rule were generally observed among us, the economy would not last a week. We have made our false economy a false god, and it has made blasphemy of the truth.

–Wendell Berry, “Discipline and Hope” in A Continuous Harmony (1972), p. 116

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