Ethics Should Not Be Contengent on Ethical Behavior

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To me it's important not to condition rights on whether whether or not someone is a 'good person'. I think there are, in fact, very many ways to do evil, and I don't think there's anyone, including myself, that could measure up to all of the ethical precepts I consider important. And I think an ethical code that doesn't have any application in the real world is pretty pointless.