Law in Contemporary Society

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"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man."- Samuel Johnson
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 1) Make millions of dollars, with the result of one unknown foreign person killed 2) Not making any money at all
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 This paper is an attempt to justify altruism, acting for the benefit of others without an immediate reward; to separate pure evolutionary selfishness from the morality that often defines human behavior.

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