"Adam Smith's uncritically enthusiastic modern disciples portray his invisible hand theory as saying that market forces reliably harness selfish individuals to serve the common good. That's often true, but as Darwin recognized clearly, many traits that serve the interests of individual animals make life more difficult for larger groups."

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Robert H. Frank

#Selfish Quotes #Animal Quotes #Hands Quotes

“I feel here that this time they have succeeded.”
“Valor is the contempt of death and pain.”
“[My] excursions provided a unique opportunity for observing [the gorillas' behavior] in their natural habitat... Then, all too soon, the infants were demanded for their trip to the zoo. ... [H]appily the babies did not know they would never see their mountain home again”
“Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven.”
“...the object of waging a war is always to be in a better position in which to wage another war.”
“Do not worry about your career. Concern yourself with your vocation, and that is to be lovers of Jesus.”
“When one thinks of the wondrous glory of Christ, how astonishing that He can join with us! But more, when one thinks of His bringing many sons to glory at such a cost, one is lost in adoring amazement.”
“As religion is now practiced and science is now practiced, there is no intersection between the two. That is for certain. And it's not for want of trying. Over the centuries, many people - theologians as well scientists - have tried to explore points of intersection. And anytime anyone has declared that harmony has risen up, it is the consequence of religion acquiescing to scientific discovery. In every single case.”

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