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John Morley: “In accepting an approver you do not incite him to do what is in itself wrong; only his own bad mind can make it wrong to…”

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In accepting an approver you do not incite him to do what is in itself wrong; only his own bad mind can make it wrong to him.
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John Morley

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Morley discusses the moral implications of accepting approvers in legal contexts, emphasizing the complexity of human intentions.

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