Individual actors, by essentially pursuing their own self interested ends might be doing more for society than than if any of them actually tried to promote the overall well being of society.

She wrote, they will stick at nothing, be it never so wicked, if it will promote their interest ... there may be foul play intended.

promote its values,

Many of the caudillos used their newly gained power, which was unchecked because it was extra constitutional, to promote their own wealth and interests.

Everyone is promoting class interests of one kind or another.

Their interests are thus in opposition to China.

serve its interests, those of its citizens and those of the Member States,

In order to promote the interests of consumers and to ensure a high level of consumer protection, the Union shall contribute to protecting the health, safety and economic interests of consumers, as well as to promoting their right to information, education and to organise themselves in order to safeguard their interests.

In order to promote the interests of consumers and to ensure a high level of consumer protection , the Union shall contribute to protecting the health , safety and economic interests of consumers , as well as to promoting their right to information , education and to organise themselves in order to safeguard their interests .

In order to promote the interests of consumers and to ensure a high level of consumer protection , the Union shall contribute to protecting the health , safety and economic interests of consumers , as well as to promoting their right to information , education and to organise themselves in order to safeguard their interests .

They had different conceptions of where their interest lay.

Indeed, a handful of its members now seem eager to subordinate their national interests and the interests of ASEAN to those of China.

Her main leisure interests include equestrianism and dogs, especially her Pembroke Welsh Corgis.

consumer protection , the Community shall contribute to protecting the health , safety and economic interests of consumers , as well as t o promoting their right to information , education and to organise themselves in order t o safeguard their interests .

safeguard its values, fundamental interests, security, independence and integrity

Zappa's mother encouraged him in his musical interests.

A derogation referred to in paragraph 1 shall entail that the following articles do not apply to the Member State concerned Articles 104 ( 9 ) and ( 11 ) , 105 ( 1 ) , ( 2 ) , ( 3 ) and ( 5 ) , 106 , 110 , 111 , and 112 ( 2 )( b ) . The exclusion of such a Member State and its national central bank from rights and obligations within the ESCB is laid down in Chapter IX of the Statute of the ESCB .

Article 2 The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity , freedom , democracy , equality , the rule of law and respect for human rights , including the rights of persons belonging to minorities . These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism , non discrimination , tolerance , justice , solidarity and equality between women and men prevail .

That's absolutely the right thing, for people to follow their self interest.

First, people and firms will act to maximize their self interested goals.

In January 1983, Warner expanded their interests to baseball.

The emperors frequently imposed their own nominees to further their own causes.

Whereas the ECB attaches great importance to the protection of its own financial interests and to efforts to combat fraud and other illegal activities detrimental to its financial interests ( 10 )

I invite your interest as well as your involvement in driving this vision to a point of practical reality.

The Union 's aim is to promote peace , its values and the well being of its peoples .

Both organisations aimed to further the best interests of the breed, and both were keen to produce a standard type of Beagle.

So, these two things, you know, if they get people's attention and drive home the positive correlation and people do what's in their self interests, which is further the moral evolution, then they could actually have a constructive effect.

Conflicts of interest ( article 16 ) It has become imperative to create a self standing provision of the ISD to govern the expanding range of circumstances in which the various interests of the investment firm , its managers and employees may conflict with those of its clients .

The Union's aim is to promote peace, its values and the well being of its peoples.2.

Early in his life, Henry took Holy Orders to promote Portuguese interests within the Catholic Church, then dominated by Spain.

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

Rather, Europeans have come to believe that their leaders are demanding sacrifices that do not advance their interests.

The implication is clear when the elites interests differ from those of the rest of society, it is their views that count almost exclusively.

Keberhasilan industri bahan bakar fosil dalam mempertahankan kepentingannya sendiri telah mengorbankan kesehatan planet bumi dan penduduknya.

Yet no country can rely on soft power alone to defend its interests.

In practice, however, such tycoon politicians have their own interests and gratifications to pursue.

In reality, they want to use the Indian as a pawn for their vested interests.

Italy wanted to defend its interests in North Africa against France's colonial policy.

The British were in a precarious situation with the Issue of Mosul, and were adopting almost equally desperate measures to protect their interests.

When carrying out operations involving the foreign reserve assets of the ECB as the ECB 's agent , each participating NCB shall subordinate its own interests , or the interests of any entity for which it carries out operations , to the ECB 's interests .

Argentina s interests and those of its creditors were thus aligned both wanted growth.

Thus, Americans pursued their self interest, but in a way that was rightly understood.

He spent his days sightseeing and conversing with scientists and other intellectuals with whom he shared interests.

Each NCB shall , when carrying out operations involving the foreign reserve assets of the ECB as an agent for the ECB , subordinate its own interests , or the interests of any entity for which it carries out operations , to the interests of the ECB .

You would not believe how easy it is to persuade people to do things with their computers which are objectively not in their interest.