Contribute to the betterment of the world, and to share their luck with others
The only way for even a putative meritocracy to hope to pass ethical muster, to be considered fair, is if those who are the luckiest in all of those respects also have the greatest responsibility to work hard, to contribute to the betterment of the world, and to share their luck with others.
Ben Bernanke
(via fred-wilson)
Sounds like Bill Gates is one of the few to pass this test. Certainly not any banker I know…
