George Washington's Expense Account
February, 1970
Until someone accidentally comes up with the great American novel, the only truly unique contribution to belles-lettres made by Americans will continue to be the corporate expense account. Our talent for the art is unsurpassed--even though writing this kind of autobiography leaves many of us feeling vaguely un-American. The tale we tell may be painfully true, but the concept of eating, sleeping and forgetting the cares of the day at no expense to oneself seems immoral;it grates against the close...
