316. Wealth doesn't make you a better person

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316. Wealth doesn't make you a better person

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Seneca constructs another logical argument to make the point that wealth is not an intrinsic good. Rather, it is how it is used that can be good or bad. Know any virtuous billionaires, by chance?

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