Human beings appear to be sufficiently selfish.... : Quote by Edward O. Wilson

“ Human beings appear to be sufficiently selfish and calculating to be capable of indefinitely greater harmony and social homeostasis. This statement is not self-contradictory. True selfishness, if obedient to the other constraints of mammalian biology, is the key to a more nearly perfect social contract. - pg. 157 ”

Edward O. Wilson
  • From : On Human Nature
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