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The latest installment, as reported by the AP:

At $25,000 per minute, advice from Donald Trump doesn't come cheap.

That didn't stop thousands of fans from attending a Sunday lecture by the real estate mogul, who received $1.5 million for the hour-long speech.

Trump, star of NBC's "The Apprentice," urged listeners to be aggressive and remain suspicious of advisers.

"When somebody challenges you, fight back," he said, according to published reports. "Be brutal, be tough, just go get them."

Aspiring dealmakers should work with others while maintaining a competitive edge, he told the crowd at the Learning Annex event, which cost between $100 and $500 per ticket.

Think about the specific periods over the past twenty years in which society has accorded Donald Trump iconic status. There have been three: the mid to late 1980's, the late 90's and now. What are some of the words one might use to describe corporate ethics and social mores during those periods? And have peaks in Trump's popularity marked a good or a bad time to invest in stocks and real estate?

"The illusion has become real. And the more real it becomes, the more desperately they want it."

-Gordon Gekko, Wall Street