Every man is, no doubt, by nature, first and principally recommended to his own care; and as he is fitter to take care of himself than of any other person, it is fit and right that it should be so.
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It may overlook how self-interest can harm others or the collective good.
How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happin…
How many people ruin themselves by laying out money on trinkets of frivolous utility? What pleases these lovers of toys is not so much the utility, as the aptn…
Let us suppose that the great empire of China, with all its myriads of inhabitants, was suddenly swallowed up by an earthquake, and let us consider how a man o…
But man has almost constant occasion for the help of his brethren, and it is in vain for him to expect it from their benevolence only. He will be more likely t…
'The shame is compounded by the failure of developed countries to commit enough of their wealth and resources to helping poor populations from developing count…
The world isn't fair, but as long as it's tilting in my direction I find that there's a natural cap to my righteous indignation.