To turn the other cheek is to teach would-be cheats that cheating pays…

Peter Singer
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To turn the other cheek is to teach would-be cheats that cheating pays. ✨ Peter Singer (1995). How are We to Live?: Ethics in an Age of Self-interest
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To turn the other cheek is to teach would-be cheats that cheating pays. ✨ Peter Singer (1995). How are We to Live?: Ethics in an Age of Self-interest

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