“I had to choose between self-respect or a big paycheck, but since I have a conscience, it was a no-brainer. I won’t get to deposit the $1,000 the Department of Education offered me for a few hours a day, but I’ll still have my pride to take to the bank. Putting that cruise on hold is a small price to pay for the satisfaction of resisting the devil’s temptation.”
Sounds like the lament of a Dickensian hero.
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