"When you do something moral and upright and wander off by yourself, well, everyone doesn't always follow you, do they, right? You pat yourself on your sanctimonious back but it doesn't mean the crowd rewards you for doing what you think is right."

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About Amity Shlaes

Amity Shlaes is an American author, journalist, and commentator focused on U.S. economic and political history. She is known for bestselling nonfiction works on the Great Depression and postwar America.

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