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Pride and Concupiscence: An Excerpt from The Roots of Moral Evil by Dietrich von Hildebrand 

If we are to understand how it is possible for someone to pursue the subjectively satisfying in such a way as to disrespect a good possessing a morally relevant value, we have to realize that in man live two mighty tendencies that are incompatible with value-response: pride and concupiscence.