It is certain that there can be no work in political economy on any other than an altruistic basis... If our work is to retain any meaning it can only be informed by this: concern for the future, for those who will come after us.

Max Weber
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The most important thing in politics is to keep the public interest in mind, not to increase one's own wealth or power. This quote by John Stuart Mill is central to what he means when he talks about the ‘greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.’ If our work is to retain any meaning it can only be informed by this: concern for the future, for those who will come after us.

Source: Essays In Economic Sociology

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