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First Principles: Sound Economics Is Based On the Advantages of Self-Interest Not Appeals To Humanity

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never … Continue reading

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First Principles: Self Interest Is the Prime Motivator of Mankind

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never … Continue reading

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