Albert Beveridge: “The great mass of the common people have ... no morals but their…”

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The great mass of the common people have ... no morals but their interest.

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Beveridge argues that the common people are driven primarily by self-interest rather than moral principles.

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Albert Beveridge: “The great mass of the common people have ... no morals but their interest.”