I think it would be a gross distortionofreality to say that they were motivated by self-interest.
我认为说他们被自身利益所驱使是对事实的公然扭曲。
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This is always a distortionofreality, for people are not the captives or victims of others---they are free agents, working out their own destinies for good or for ill.