The first step to be taken by everyone who wishes to act morally is to decide not to act according to the general customs and doings of his fellow-men. (Jacques Maritain)

The first step to be taken by everyone who wishes to act morally is to decide not to act according to the general customs and doings of his fellow-men.

Jacques Maritain

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