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So these are from adam smith's an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
00:12
So in the first quote it says, man has almost a constant occasion for the help of his brethren, and it is in vain for him to expect it from their benevolence only.
00:29
So basically adam smith is saying that people will not help others simply out of kindness.
01:04
He will be more likely to prevail if he can interest their self -love in his favor and show them what it is for their own advantage to do for him what he requires of them.
01:14
So people will not help others out of kindness alone.
01:20
Instead, they will help others if it benefits them.
01:40
And this is the concept of acting out of self -interest.
01:57
Give me that which i want, and you shall have this which you want, is the meaning of every such offer.
02:04
And it is in this manner that we obtain from one another the far greater part of these good offices which we stand in need of.
02:12
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner but from regard to their own interests.
02:20
So this makes sense because in the economy you can't get things from the baker or butcher for free.
02:31
Instead, they produce goods in order to make a profit.
02:35
So they're acting in their own self -interest...