In other words, to maintain self, to face the reality, not greedy for profit.

换言之，要保持自我，面对现实，不可贪财图利。

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Government employees work for democratically elected officials representing the will of the people, not greedy miscreants exploiting them for personal profit.

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Would the carbon dioxide emissions from such not for profit supply have the same effect on the climate as those pumped out by fuels supplied by greedy profit seekers?

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