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cynics
noun(cyn-ic)
a faultfinding captious critic; especially : one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest
cynics
noun(cyn-ic)
an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held the view that virtue is the only good and that its essence lies in self-control and independence

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