“It has only bred and encouraged a race for greed and amassing wealth at the cost of the sufferers.”
“The vultures were feasting on piles of viscera, snatching pieces away, eating with greed and relish, and then barging back in for more.”
“It could be that an intense greed for story was healthy for our ancestors but has some harmful consequences in a world where books, MP3 players, TVs, and iPhones make story omnipresent.”
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(now Scotland)Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat).