Great institutions with long histories should try not to destroy themselves over transient issues, however important they may seem at the time or however keenly differences may be felt by individuals.

能够长期存在的伟大团体都尽量不因暂时的问题而自寻毁灭，不管这样的问题当时看起来多么重要，也不管成员之间的意见多么大相径庭。

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Whim worshipping only leads to self destruction, and any one is free to destroy themselves.

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"They found out how you could make them destroy themselves, " the former official said.

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Greedy investors obviously played a part, but investors have always been greedy, and some inevitably overreach and destroy themselves.

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