Here lie the Captain’s still remains, who chose,
When the great storm (but not share prices) rose,
Not to sink with the ship but to leap off it.
Inscribe his tombstone: For what does it profit … ?

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This article originally appeared in The New Criterion, Volume 25 Number 2, on page 29
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