We believe in the liberty of enlightened self-interest where individuals, not governments, pick winners and losers.
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For example, President George W. Bush, arguably out of self-interest, was heavily invested in invading Iraq.
Economists, typically baffled by selflessness, have tended to hunt for hidden self-interest in apparent altruism.
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Further, the self-interest of every audience segment will be examined in order to drum up interest.
When people act against their self-interest I see a flashing neon sign: Interesting Psychology Here!
One common argument against such persecution is a slippery-slope appeal to self-interest: You may be next.
Because businessmen are pursuing their self-interest, which we have been taught is dangerous and immoral.
Is it really in the self-interest of Silicon Valley to set the government on Microsoft?
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Sadly, the self-interest of UN bureaucrats seems seldom to coincide with the public interest.
"The Muslim Brotherhood, like the former NDP, are only concerned with their self-interest, " Maher said.
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The self-interest paradigm does not go into quarantine when one joins or leads a non-profit.
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His current circumstances make Clinton the rare politician who can argue for reform out of self-interest.
Their friendship, intermittent over the years, was based on self-interest rather than on intimacy.
Maybe some sort of immigration reform passes (it's in everyone's self-interest) but no tax reform.
This might appear to be corporate self-interest, but Amazon is actually doing the right thing.
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Now they view the U.S. as acting in self-interest rather than according to any moral code.
Such reputational strategies driven by enlightened self-interest operate on at least three strategic tracks.
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Despite the obvious self-interest of the IRS, many of these recurring tax objections clearly are frivolous.
In each of the above situations, those who should know better have ignored facts for self-interest.
Professors are not overpaid, but they are, in general, woefully underworked, often mistaking self-interest for vested-interest.
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In setting strategy, communicating vision, and reaching decisions, common purpose comes first, personal self-interest last.
For better or worse, only self-interest will turn meaningless statements and bold rhetoric into real action.
Up to a point, the cynics are doubtless right: politicians and self-interest go together.
Enlightened self-interest, he believes, should help in making people want to make his ideas work.
You must remember this is a bootleg proposal which has been generated from self-interest.
President Obama and his regulatory legions flaunt very heavy, very visible hands pressing partisan self-interest.
Companies do not make those pledges to technical standards organizations out of generosity, but from self-interest.
The other is its readiness to put its perceived economic self-interest ahead of strategic common sense.
So far Mr Rubin is statesmanlike in public, speaking about American responsibility and self-interest.
No principle or vision is sacrosanct in Washington except its own security and self-interest.
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