Ocupation: Science writer
Life: July 7, 1907 - May 8, 1988
Birthday: July 7
Death: May 8
Selfishness is the bedrock on which all moral behavior starts and it can be immoral only when it conflicts with a higher moral imperative.
source: "The Pragmatics of Patriotism". Address at the U.S. Naval Academy, April 5, 1973.
topic: Moral Behavior, Selfishness, Conflict