values? here?
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acroyearA country whose political dialogue is all about values is either a country with no serious problems or a country hiding from its serious problems. When I want values, I go to Wal-Mart. -- Michael Kinsley, editorial writer for the LA Times.
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Date: 2004-11-28 06:22 am (UTC)val·ue
n.
1. A principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable.
2. An assigned or calculated numerical quantity.
Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
So combining the two implies that a value is a principle which can be assigned a price, then purchased, right?