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The story of transplants has always been one of altruism.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025 -
The goal should be to complement extant altruism without supplanting it.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The basic classical ideal, meanwhile, living well through the cultivation of virtue within a just society, got filtered through Christian theology and Renaissance humanism and came to provide the idea of happiness with ethical contours.—
January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The latter work, intentionally or not, looms over this drama with its similar structure and similarly chest-thumping-yet-vague humanism.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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In addition to her passion for making tasteful and affordable accessories, Scott has a heart for philanthropy.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The key revenue sources are driven by ticket sales, television, sponsorship and philanthropy.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
25 May 2025
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“Do-gooding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-gooding. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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