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[inaudible conversations] it is the virtue. I am delighted you can make it easier to night. As a fellow from the American Enterprise institute and host thank you for coming. Of the thesis of this book the seven deadly virtues the classic virtues have all grown out of fashion. No greater proof of this thesis comes in the form of the book the seven deadly virtues has 18 virtues under discussion that great minds may of how to live a virtuous life. Of all things subsidies simplicitys simplicity. Why did he use three of them . So that america goes to hell in a handbasket and found 58 percent of American People believe that america is going to hell in a handbasket, mack those who think theyre going bad but not headed to haitis and jenrette though worse is yet to come. One of my a heros hearer he was watching the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearing in his office. At one point Arlen Specter specter, said the judge turns off the tv to say the end of western civilization and he tepe drag from t
Spinning off like particles, but having an unfortunately galvanizing force for economic and political and social instability in many more parts of the world. Thank you. [applause] thank you very much, professor shelley. We now from the carnegie endowment, they have a central subject of the book is the role of corruption, how corruption is an enabler, facilitator, and you cannot really understand transnational crime without paying attention to the broader issue of corruption. You have been studying corruption in detail in india and elsewhere. What are your reactions to some of those points that professor shelley raises . Sure. Thanks, everyone, for coming. I first want to thank moises for asking me to comment on this wonderful book, you know . The book is about terrorism, organized crime of which i know nothing about, and only under generous definition do i know anything about corruption, so thank you for including me. I want to make a couple of points on the question that you raised ab