"It was a gentlemen's business, private by virtue of doing business in a particular way for many hundreds of years, " says New York dealer Linda Hyman, a former Christie's American paintings specialist.

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There is a widespread belief that prudence is a virtue and that therefore folks doing the prudent and virtuous thing ought to be rewarded.

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If their audience grows by virtue of what we're doing, then their advertising revenue will grow.

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There are people who genuinely need help, but even if we could use the government to make some people better off, doing so is still of questionable virtue because it requires violence.

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