[CharlesWayneCT]

I'm researching. Here's one reference to a similar quote, From Hunter S. Thompson:

For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.- HST

[CharlesWayneCT]

Oh, and THIS quote:

Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Is step 4 of the 12 step program, which I guess is what she meant by "12st book".

Hey, this is kind of fun, and it's actually interesting that she's not just making things up, but she is actually drawing from little snippets of stuff she must have read or heard about.

Sorry, I know the writing isn't great, but I'm giving her credit for caring, and for taking at least SOME time both to write, and to write interestingly.

[Rastus]

It's all just another description of a zero sum game, which seems to be one of the pillars of modern liberalism.