My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical impe…

Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you.
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My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you.

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