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From selfish considerations, from the love of wealth, or the love of power, they have discarded that heaven-descended maxim, “Whatever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye the same unto them.
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This quote critiques the abandonment of the ethical principle of treating others as one would wish to be treated, in favor of selfish motives.
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