Post-Prandial Philosophy
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Compared with Panama, Argentines, British South Africans, andLiberators, Monte Carlo is a mole on the left ankle.
"The Devil's advocate!" you say. Well, well, so be it. The fact is, thesupposed moral objection to gambling as such is a purely commercialobjection of a commercial nation; and the reason so much importance isattached to it in certain places is because at that particular vice menare likely to lose their money. It is largely a fetish, like thesinfulness of cards, of dice, of billiards.... Moreover, the objection isonly to the _kind_ of gambling. There is another kind, less open, atwhich you stand a better chance to win yourself, while other partiesstand a better chance to lose; and that kind, which is played in greatgambling-houses known as the Stock Exchange and the Bourse, isconsidered, morally speaking, as quite innocuous. Large fortunes aremade at this other sort of gambling, which, of course, sanctifies andalmost canonises it. Indeed, if you will note, you will find not onlythat the objection to gambling pure and simple is commonest in the mostcommercial countries, but also that even there it is commonest among themost commercial classes.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Compared with Panama, Argentines, British South Africans, andLiberators, Monte Carlo is a mole on the left ankle.
"The Devil's advocate!" you say. Well, well, so be it. The fact is, thesupposed moral objection to gambling as such is a purely commercialobjection of a commercial nation; and the reason so much importance isattached to it in certain places is because at that particular vice menare likely to lose their money. It is largely a fetish, like thesinfulness of cards, of dice, of billiards.... Moreover, the objection isonly to the _kind_ of gambling. There is another kind, less open, atwhich you stand a better chance to win yourself, while other partiesstand a better chance to lose; and that kind, which is played in greatgambling-houses known as the Stock Exchange and the Bourse, isconsidered, morally speaking, as quite innocuous. Large fortunes aremade at this other sort of gambling, which, of course, sanctifies andalmost canonises it. Indeed, if you will note, you will find not onlythat the objection to gambling pure and simple is commonest in the mostcommercial countries, but also that even there it is commonest among themost commercial classes.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Allen Grant to read onlineMoreLess
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