Unenlightened self-interest

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One of the surest ways to know if a society will make economic progress is to see if its so-called elite understand the concept of enlightened self-interest. It basically means furthering the interests of others, ultimately to serve your own self-interest. Think of people like Cornelius Vanderbilt,

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