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Chapter Two, The First Question: Self Interest and Prosperity, p. 39-40
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The premise of neo-conservatives is that markets left to their own devices will produce the best possible result, and that political interference is not required. This defies the human reality that people are not commodities, and simply refuse to behave as if they were.

— Bob Rae

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The premise of neo-conservatives is that markets left to their own devices will produce the best possible result, and that political interference is not required. This defies the human reality that people are not commodities, and simply refuse to behave as if they were." in the context of "Chapter Two, The First Question: Self Interest and Prosperity, p. 39-40" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bob Rae

About Bob Rae

Robert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and sits in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal opposition's foreign affairs critic. He currently serves as Canadian Permanent Representative to the United Nations under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.