A SOCIETY that is all SELF-INTEREST and no comradeship is not a society at all. But a society that is all comradeship and no self-interest is ALSO not a society; it is a sect - or, on the largest SCALE, totalitarianism.

Over the course of history, GOVERNMENTS, political regimes, and leaders have DONE some STUPID THINGS despite all arguments to the CONTRARY, at times even against their own self-interest.

Very few THINGS in life are more FULFILLING than being PART of a team and KNOWING you're a part of something BIGGER than your own self-interest.

In my EXPERIENCE, most players ACT the way they do in their own SELF-INTEREST, in getting their EMOTIONS out and basically WORKING with their own demons on court.

Comey made mistakes, but they weren't made out of self-interest. To deny he wasn't put into political POSITIONS by lawmakers on Capitol Hill or on the CAMPAIGN trail WOULD be placing BLAME in the wrong place.

While claiming advocacy, what hoaxers really exhibit is SELF-interest. Often, this is because there is only the self to SUPPORT their FALSE claims; any revelations merely provide further opportunities for DETAILS and forgery.

The history of BUSINESS has SHOWN that companies usually only regulate themselves if they're FORCED to by legislation, or out of SELF-INTEREST - often in the shape of a marketable message that will HELP sell more products.

There is a basic IDEA to this fighting SPIRIT: that there are STANDARDS worth devoting yourself to that are more important than your SELF-INTEREST.