Selfishness and Its Fruit—Selfishness is the essence of depravity, and because human beings have yielded to its power, the opposite of allegiance to God is seen in the world today. Nations, families, and individuals are filled with a desire to make self a center. Man longs to rule over his fellowmen. Separating himself in his egotism from God and his fellow beings, he follows his unrestrained inclinations. He acts as if the good of others depended on their subjection to his supremacy.—The Present Truth, June 25, 1908. (Counsels on Stewardship, 24.) {1MCP 30.3}

Selviskhed og dets frugter. - Selviskhed er essensen for fordærvelsen, og fordi mennesker har overgivet sig til dens magt, ses det modsatte af en alliance til Gud i verden i dag. Nationer, familier og enkeltpersoner fyldes med et ønske om at sætte selvet i centrum. Mennesker længes efter at herske over sine medmennesker. Skille sig selv, i sin egoisme, væk fra Gud og sine medmennesker, han følger sine tøjlesløse tilbøjeligheder. Han handler som om andre mennesker har godt af at underlægge sig deres overherredømme. - RH, 25. juni, 1908. (CS 24.)