Word: self-interest
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...nothing that has been done so far relieves Western governments of the responsibility of -- and self-interest in -- doing more. Clinton's advisers recognize the importance of helping Yeltsin with hard cash as well as rhetoric, but have not reached any decision on whether to back an expanded aid program or how tightly to tie payouts to reforms. The new Administration will try to thread this needle by pushing for the fastest possible delivery of aid already in the pipeline, emphasizing technical help in regions where reform is percolating fastest and raising public awareness of how much America...
...master politician, determined to get politics off the national agenda so that Russia can finally buckle down to work. Many of his tactical moves appear to be prompted by a desire to hold the forces of reaction in check long enough for a new society to emerge, where economic self-interest will prevail over the political passions of the past. He also seems to be sincere in his intention to devolve power from a small group of players in Moscow out into the vast reaches of the country. But the paradox Yeltsin must ultimately resolve is whether he is willing...
...more self-interest, I admit, than enlightened gender consciousness. Elevating physical attractiveness above all other virtues can have pernicious effects. You run the risk of marrying a moron, and you'll wind up bored out of your skull when she (or he) begins...
Rather than spew unoriginal cliches, U.C. observers might choose to demand substance from the candidates in their House or Yard region, both before and after elections. The actions of U.C. representatives parallel the rest of human activities in that, left unchecked, they follow the natural human tendency toward self-interest...
Such political activism is hardly free of self-interest. Comedy Central's ratings nearly tripled when it provided humorous commentary to accompany President Bush's State of the Union address last January. Its more ambitious convention coverage, it hopes, will woo even more viewers to the channel. The motive of the record-industry executives who started Rock the Vote two years ago was to ward off censorship in the music business. They believed that their best defense against restrictive legislation would be to mobilize a constituency of voters among young music fans. Hence the organization set up voter-registration tables...