WORST ENEMY

  I am more powerful than the combined armies of the world.

I have destroyed more men than all the wars of the nation.

I have caused millions of accidents and wrecked more homes then all the floods, tornadoes and hurricanes put together;

I am the world's slickest thief; I steal billions of dollars each year.

I find my victims among the rich and poor alike, the young and the old, the strong and the weak.

I loom up to such proportions that I cast a shadow over every field of labor;

I am relentless, insidious, and unpredictable;

I am everywhere--in the home, on the street, in the factory, in the office, on the sea and in the air;

I bring sickness, poverty and death;

I give nothing and take all;

I am your worst enemy;

I am...

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