American - Politician | May 23, 1846 - January 28, 1933
In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of idealism.
John Buchanan Robinson
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But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he is above all institutions and all formulas; that they exist only so far as he chooses to make them his own by accepting them.
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Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing fund, for the simple reason that if money, wherewith to buy capital, could be obtained for one-half of one per cent, capital itself could command no higher price.
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There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.
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For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe.
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However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not you; they are outside of you.
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You are forever alone.
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Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone.
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There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings.
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According to your sympathy, you will take pleasure in your own happiness or in the happiness of other people; but it is always your own happiness you seek.
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But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from their domination. He acts for his own interest, not for the interest of ideals.
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The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.
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