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Some kind of binding legal agreement that countries sign onto could give us something of a coordinated global plan, which is what we're lacking now, we're never going to make a successful case on altruism. – Andrea Taylor	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It means so much that we're able to dedicate this park, this little patch of green less than a mile from his home, to a fallen American hero whose altruism ranged from his bravery on the job during 9/11, and of course, to his dying day. – Nassau County Executive Laura Curran	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
When we engage in acts of altruism, it helps the person we're helping, but research shows that it has mental benefits for the giver, too. – Jonathan Kanter	Found on CNN 3 years ago
There's a level of altruism here, but there's also a tremendous amount of opportunism to place themselves in a very favorable light. – Jeffrey Chester	Found on CNN 4 years ago
From the utopian viewpoint, the United States constitution is a singularly hard-bitten and cautious document, for it breathes the spirit of skepticism about human altruism and incorporates a complex system of checks, balances and restrictions, so that everybody is holding the reins on everybody else. – Chad Walsh	added by Normando 4 years ago
If someone isn't sure whether to make the jump to effective altruism I would say give it a try, do it for a year, see how you like it, one person I know who's involved in The Life You Can Save said 'the life that I saved is my own, because I now really feel that I've got a purpose for my life, and its meaningful and I'm happy what I'm doing'. – Peter Singer	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Around the world, the message received is that, whoever wins [the U.S. election], expect only more of the same - national narcissism disguised as altruism, corporate appeasement, and the arbitrary use of U.S. military and economic might. – Greg Guma	added by anonymous 8 years ago
The common good of a collective -- a race, a class, a state -- was the claim and justification of every tyranny ever established over men. Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. Has any act of selfishness ever equaled the carnage perpetrated by disciples of altruism? Does the fault lie in men's hypocrisy or in the nature of the principle? The most dreadful butchers were the most sincere. The believed in the perfect society reached through the guillotine and the firing squad. Nobody questioned their right to murder since they were murdering for an altruistic purpose. It was accepted that man must be sacrificed for other men. Actors change, but the course of the tragedy remains the same. A humanitarian who starts with the declarations of love for mankind and ends with a sea of blood. It goes on and will go on so long as men believe that an action is good if it is unselfish. That permits the altruist to act and forces his victims to bear it. The leaders of collectivist movements ask nothing of themselves. But observe the results. – Ayn Rand	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Anonymity is the truest expression of altruism. – Eric Gibson	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Some kind of binding legal agreement that countries sign onto could give us something of a coordinated global plan, which is what we're lacking now, we're never going to make a successful case on altruism.

– Andrea Taylor

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It means so much that we're able to dedicate this park, this little patch of green less than a mile from his home, to a fallen American hero whose altruism ranged from his bravery on the job during 9/11, and of course, to his dying day.

– Nassau County Executive Laura Curran

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

When we engage in acts of altruism, it helps the person we're helping, but research shows that it has mental benefits for the giver, too.

– Jonathan Kanter

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There's a level of altruism here, but there's also a tremendous amount of opportunism to place themselves in a very favorable light.

– Jeffrey Chester

Found on CNN
4 years ago

From the utopian viewpoint, the United States constitution is a singularly hard-bitten and cautious document, for it breathes the spirit of skepticism about human altruism and incorporates a complex system of checks, balances and restrictions, so that everybody is holding the reins on everybody else.

– Chad Walsh

added by Normando
4 years ago

If someone isn't sure whether to make the jump to effective altruism I would say give it a try, do it for a year, see how you like it, one person I know who's involved in The Life You Can Save said 'the life that I saved is my own, because I now really feel that I've got a purpose for my life, and its meaningful and I'm happy what I'm doing'.

– Peter Singer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Around the world, the message received is that, whoever wins [the U.S. election], expect only more of the same - national narcissism disguised as altruism, corporate appeasement, and the arbitrary use of U.S. military and economic might.

– Greg Guma

added by anonymous
8 years ago

The common good of a collective -- a race, a class, a state -- was the claim and justification of every tyranny ever established over men. Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. Has any act of selfishness ever equaled the carnage perpetrated by disciples of altruism? Does the fault lie in men's hypocrisy or in the nature of the principle? The most dreadful butchers were the most sincere. The believed in the perfect society reached through the guillotine and the firing squad. Nobody questioned their right to murder since they were murdering for an altruistic purpose. It was accepted that man must be sacrificed for other men. Actors change, but the course of the tragedy remains the same. A humanitarian who starts with the declarations of love for mankind and ends with a sea of blood. It goes on and will go on so long as men believe that an action is good if it is unselfish. That permits the altruist to act and forces his victims to bear it. The leaders of collectivist movements ask nothing of themselves. But observe the results.

– Ayn Rand

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Anonymity is the truest expression of altruism.

– Eric Gibson

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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