Art of the Deal by
Donald Trump, 1987, Excerpts
If there’s one thing I’ve learned
about the rich, it’s that they have a very low threshold for even the mildest
discomfort.
Conrad believed very strongly that
inherited wealth destroys moral character and motivation. I happen to agree
that it often does.
I’ve never had any great moral
problems with gambling because most of the objections seem hypocritical to me.
The New York Stock Exchange happens to be the biggest casino in the world. The
only thing that makes it different from the average casino is that the players
dress in blue pinstripe suits and carry leather briefcases. If you allow people
to gamble in the stock market, where more money is made and lost than in all
the casinos of the world put together, I see nothing terribly different about
permitting people to bet on blackjack or craps or roulette.
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