“. . . Business is our main area of competition, and it has been ritualized into a game of strategy. The basic rules of the game have been set by the government, which attempts to detect and punish business frauds. But as long as a company does not transgress the rules of the game set by law, it has the legal right to shape its strategy without reference to anything but its profits. . . “ Hence, bluffing, misleading and concealing are terrible daily practices but commendable business ones. They are fully within the law, up to a certain extent. Even where business decisions seem to be moral, morality never has anything to do with the matter. “. . . If it [business] takes a long-term view of its profits, it will preserve amicable relations, so
“. . . Business is our main area of competition, and it has been ritualized into a game of strategy. The basic rules of the game have been set by the government, which attempts to detect and punish business frauds. But as long as a company does not transgress the rules of the game set by law, it has the legal right to shape its strategy without reference to anything but its profits. . . “ Hence, bluffing, misleading and concealing are terrible daily practices but commendable business ones. They are fully within the law, up to a certain extent. Even where business decisions seem to be moral, morality never has anything to do with the matter. “. . . If it [business] takes a long-term view of its profits, it will preserve amicable relations, so