Friendship and Loyalty by Russell Madden A number of years ago, I found myself in a precarious position. Months before, I had quit an excruciatingly unpleasant job after years of struggling to find another, more satisfying position. A second college degree I had obtained while working had led nowhere. The small business I had started as a means to improve my economic situation had, instead, left me with a large debt I could no longer …showed first 75 words of 1079 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1079 total…reconciled, but not before I made it clear why I took his earlier rejection as a betrayal and why I would not tolerate such disloyalty again. If he wanted to be my friend, there were certain standards of behavior he would have to uphold. Because a rationally selfish person cherishes the values he and his social relationships represent to him, he can accept no less from those who would call themselves his friends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**