There are those who think so.... Of one thing we can be sure: if Britain had stayed, revisionist historians would certainly have condemned it as another act of selfish imperialism".
At the same time he should publicly rebuke him for the appalling timing of his book this week as an act of selfish disregard for the Labour party, to whom he owes everything.
Though often the information includes victories against such atrocities, these victories mean that there was an act of selfish, disrespectful violence or neglect against an animal in the first place.
He calls for the return of thoughtful, pragmatic judges who will take the time to distinguish justified from unjustified acts of discrimination, rejecting selfish or perverse claims of "rights gone wrong" while protecting people from truly invidious indignities.
In the end, you could consider forgiveness the best kind of selfish act, as it benefits you as much as anyone else.
I surrendered to temptation, committed selfish acts of betrayal, and destroyed any chance of trust and reconciliation in my marriage..
I surrendered to temptation, committed selfish acts of betrayal, and destroyed any chance of trust and reconciliation in my marriage...
But Mr. Kim denounced the walkouts as the selfish acts of some of the best-paid workers in a society in which average wages are $10,000 a year.
He distrusted most politicians (he regretted not being able to murder his own vice-president), and disliked the "rich and powerful" – despite being a rich and powerful slave-owner himself – who "too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes".
I was accused a few years back of doing that very thing: writing a play about 9/11, The Mercy Seat, less than a year after the twin towers fell, focusing on the selfish acts of my protagonist on a day that most Americans still want to believe was filled with heroism and personal sacrifice.
