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Old 03-23-2004, 12:53 PM   #65
Elspode
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Originally posted by dar512


I don't believe that.

Many (possibly most) people are greedy and self-serving. But I've also known good and selfless people in my life.

It's also true that I most often hear comments like yours as a justification right before the person is about to do something selfish and greedy.
I should have been more specific...I didn't express myself clearly. No *government* acts out of altruism. Even our overseas disaster relief efforts are an ongoing advertisement for American democracy.
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