The basic problem of governance is how to make the rulers act in the interests of the people, not in their own. At the same time it is also a truth that every living being acts in her own interest. We have, therefore, two contradictory requirements. On the one hand we want the leaders to act above their own interests; on the other hand we also accept that they necessarily will act in their own interests.
The solution to this riddle is that there are different levels of self-interest. Gandhi rose above his personal interests of money and power; at […]
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