self-interest

"At the end of the day, given certain circumstances and under certain pressures, altruism will thin and self-interest surfaces."

But they are also works that make us look inside ourselves, discover what matters beyond self-interest.

An authentic Christian life therefore should no longer focus on self-interest.

The vice president is especially ham-fisted, but the tactic of using racism to persuade white voters to reject their economic self-interest is hardly new in Republican politics.

“Maybe the Constitution should have said, ‘Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, except in one’s political or financial self-interest.’”