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Self-Interest Quotes

Sharp lines on motive, society, and cynical self-interest.

This collection gathers thoughts on how personal motives shape public life, from political defenses to the tension between comradeship and self-interest. Several lines question whether wisdom or principle can truly outweigh what benefits us individually.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Defend
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Nov 07, 2020

It certainly has not been in my self-interest to defend men.

Quotes by Warren Farrell

Nov 07, 2020

Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.

Quotes by Pindar

Nov 07, 2020

A society that is all self-interest and no comradeship is not a society at all. But a society that is all comradeship and no self-interest is also not a society; it is a sect - or, on the largest scale, totalitarianism.

Quotes by Meir Soloveichik

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

I am supporting David Cameron purely out of cynical self-interest.

Quotes by Boris Johnson

Other quotes here look at self-interest through a more cynical lens, including a supporter who admits backing a cause for personal gain. Together they paint self-interest as a constant undercurrent in both private choices and public life.

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