She identified the political corruption and business avarice that caused the city bureaucracy to ignore health, sanitation, and building codes.
en.wikipedia.org Second, it was at least as sinful for the nobles to compel theft with their avarice as for the poor to steal for bread.
en.wikipedia.org He spoke of avarice, pride, friendship, bigotry, the desire for reputation, for conquest, and vanity.
en.wikipedia.org All the vices - perfidy, avarice, debauchery, ambition, flattery - fought within him for the mastery.
en.wikipedia.org He added that any errors were born of inexperience and naivete, not malice or avarice, and were quickly rectified.
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