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Q:

And then he was followed by an appointment that did not work out.

Clark:

[Antonio] Alvarado?

Q:

Alvarado. This is a footnote question and probably invites, if any response, a judgmental one. But why somebody like an Alvardo at least had the reported invitation of being quite innovative in his own school, in the rough sense that they're coming up-- why is it that some of these people seem to lose a sense of values and get themselves into some sort of a petty conflict of interest?

Clark:

I don't know. You know, I'm supposed to be a psychologist, but believe me, psychologists don't have any more clear and precise answers to those types of questions than other intelligent human beings. It's impatience and hurry and greed. It was.

Q:

Greed? Loss of sense of values they might have had when they were younger?

Clark:

In a hurry. That's my suspicion. I don't know, you need to spend a long time analyzing that gentleman.

Q:

Going back to Macchiarola, would you say that under all the circumstances he had to work, that he was quite helpful to the school stem of the city?





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