In reality, moral rules are directions for running the human machine. …

C. S. Lewis
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In reality, moral rules are directions for running the human machine. Every moral rule is there to prevent a breakdown, or a strain, or a friction, in the running of that machine. That is why these rules at first seem to be constantly interfering with our natural inclinations. ✨ C.S. Lewis (1996). Joyful Christian, p.11, Simon and Schuster
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