Have you noticed how so called high credibility authorities like parents, employers, presidents, business leaders, priests, judges etc. regularly use “Do but Don’t Do” advice to confuse the shit out of us?
We’re dammed if we follow the advise and dammed if we don’t. Either way we’re screwed.
Here are some of my all time favorites…
Win by any means…but always be honest!
Do what I say, not what you think you should do!
Truthfulness is always the best policy…but business is business!
Individualism, survival of the fittest, is a basic law of nature. Restrictions upon freedom kill initiative and are un-American. But people should work for common purposes, and stand loyally together. Individuals should not live only for the themselves!
Be successful, but the kind of person you are is more important than success!
The family is America’s basic, sacred institution, but national welfare depends on business, so all institutions must conform to business!
Democracy is the basis for freedom and equality, yet nothing would ever get done if left to popular vote. No businessperson or employer would tolerate collective decisions!
Human beings are rational and can be trusted to do the right thing, yet some are brighter than others so you can’t wait for them to make up their minds!
Religion and the pursuit of a better life are our ultimate objectives, but we owe it to ourselves to make as much money as possible!
We believe in progress and new ideas, yet the old fundamentals are best. Rapid change must be avoided!
The great challenge of capitalism is to escape the rules of that way of life!
Capital and labor are partners, but avoid paying higher wages than necessary!
Education is good, but practical people get things done!
In may religions, women are sacred, but considered not very practical, and inferior in their reasoning power and abilities!
Patriotism and public service are the highest ideals…but individuals must look out for themselves!
We’re dammed if we follow the advise and dammed if we don’t. Either way we’re screwed.
Here are some of my all time favorites…
Win by any means…but always be honest!
Do what I say, not what you think you should do!
Truthfulness is always the best policy…but business is business!
Individualism, survival of the fittest, is a basic law of nature. Restrictions upon freedom kill initiative and are un-American. But people should work for common purposes, and stand loyally together. Individuals should not live only for the themselves!
Be successful, but the kind of person you are is more important than success!
The family is America’s basic, sacred institution, but national welfare depends on business, so all institutions must conform to business!
Democracy is the basis for freedom and equality, yet nothing would ever get done if left to popular vote. No businessperson or employer would tolerate collective decisions!
Human beings are rational and can be trusted to do the right thing, yet some are brighter than others so you can’t wait for them to make up their minds!
Religion and the pursuit of a better life are our ultimate objectives, but we owe it to ourselves to make as much money as possible!
We believe in progress and new ideas, yet the old fundamentals are best. Rapid change must be avoided!
The great challenge of capitalism is to escape the rules of that way of life!
Capital and labor are partners, but avoid paying higher wages than necessary!
Education is good, but practical people get things done!
In may religions, women are sacred, but considered not very practical, and inferior in their reasoning power and abilities!
Patriotism and public service are the highest ideals…but individuals must look out for themselves!
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