Compassion, or Sympathy, is a feeling. The feeling becomes a motivation if it initiates action. However, such action is unilateral. In contrast, We signifies a plurality of agents. Thus, Democracy cannot be based on Compassion. Similarly, the addition of Sympathy to the Egoism of a member of Smith's society does not create a work crew, an Economic unit which is beyond the scope of either of his behavioral models.
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