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Justification for infidelity and dishonesty in all their manifestations lies in the marginal cost economics of “just this once.

Clayton Christensen

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Clayton Christensen
Age: 67 †
Born: 1952
Born: April 6
Died: 2020
Died: January 23
Economist
Missionary
Priest
Professor
University Teacher
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Clayton Magleby Christensen
Dishonesty
Justification
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Economics
Lies
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Marginal
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