"[T]he motives which predominate most in human affairs is self-love and self-interest."
— George Washington

January 1, 1970

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Letter to James Madison (3 December 1784) as quoted in Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington (2008) by Peter R. Henriques, p. 139.