Smith's true subject was the friction between individual desire and societal norms.

Not just to pursue our own individual desires.

A central theme developed throughout the show is the struggle between individual desires and subordination to the group's goals.

Eventually, each member of the team finds that the constant pretense slowly erodes their individual desires.

After all, the play is about the tension between individual desire and civic responsibility.

This includes the imperative to respect their individual desires, or lack of desire, to be relocated to another country.

He braces for a gathering storm of conflict between individual desire and cultural tradition.

There was a new commercial economy dedicated to the satisfaction of individual desire.

Of course, an individual broker can create a portfolio tailored to individual desires.

Today, individual desire usually triumphs over the vicissitudes of nature, at least when it comes to dinner.