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Can you comment on the following quote of a TV series I found on Google (very interesting, if you click you'll see it)?

Asked by luigirovatti (3002points) February 28th, 2019

“Are society’s principles” (sometimes, don’t remember) “just a fabrication so those who deny their deepest desires can show that they are good people?”
Naturally, it’s not my favorite quote, but I think all the same it deserves some serious discussion about this. Of course, it’s a stock phrase, and doesn’t apply always.

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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

He who owns the gold makes the rules.

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stanleybmanly's avatar

I don’t believe that’s true. Those principles are the lubricant which allows the society to function.

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Dutchess_III's avatar

Wouldn’t that depend on whether their “deepest desires” are are for good or for “evil”?

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stanleybmanly's avatar

No. Those principles are there to keep those desires in check. Take for example our (I assume) reluctance to pee on the sidewalk regardless of the urgency.

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