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The test of every action is whether or no it would injure your own _self respect_; firstly, entirely for you; and, secondly, in regard to the community  because your self respect would be injured if you felt you had hurt the community. THE TEST OF EVERY ACTION IS WHETHER OR NO IT WOULD INJURE YOUR OWN SELF RESPECT FIRSTLY ENTIRELY FOR YOU AND SECONDLY IN REGARD TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOUR SELF RESPECT WOULD BE INJURED IF YOU FELT YOU HAD HURT THE COMMUNITY
esitate to commit that which would injure his own self-respect. There is another point to be considered: how best to arrive at what is actually right or wrong. And this can only be done by psychological deduction, through effect back to cause. If the results of an action produce pain and sorrow and evil, then the action--which is cause--must be bad. And, as there is nothing new under the sun--and all actions you would be likely to commit have already been committed by others in the past--you can get a general idea as to their probable result. But, above all other sides, the one to be examined is the effect upon the community. If the result of the action can only affect yourself, then you have the right to consider whether or no you will be prepared to pay the price of it before you commit it. But if there is plain indication that it can degrade or injure others who are near to you, or the community at large to which you belong, then the sin of it “jumps to the eyes,” as the French say.  THEN SURELY HE WOULD HESITATE TO COMMIT THAT WHICH WOULD INJURE HIS OWN SELF RESPECT THERE IS ANOTHER POINT TO BE CONSIDERED HOW BEST TO ARRIVE AT WHAT IS ACTUALLY RIGHT OR WRONG AND THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE BY PSYCHOLOGICAL DEDUCTION THROUGH EFFECT BACK TO CAUSE IF THE RESULTS OF AN ACTION PRODUCE PAIN AND SORROW AND EVIL THEN THE ACTION WHICH IS THE CAUSE MUST BE BAD AND AS THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN AND ALL ACTIONS YOU WOULD BE LIKELY TO COMMIT HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED BY OTHERS IN THE PAST YOU CAN GET A GENERAL IDEA AS TO THEIR PROBABLE RESULT BUT ABOVE ALL OTHER SIDES THE ONE TO BE EXAMINED IS THE EFFECT UPON THE COMMUNITY IF THE RESULT OF THE ACTION CAN ONLY AFFECT YOURSELF THEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NO YOU WILL BE PREPARED TO PAY THE PRICE OF IT BEFORE YOU COMMIT IT BUT IF THERE IS PLAIN INDICATION THAT IT CAN DEGRADE OR INJURE OTHERS WHO ARE NEAR TO YOU OR THE COMMUNITY ENLARGED WHICH YOU BELONG THEN THE SIN OF IT JUMPS TO THE EYES AS THE FRENCH SAY
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