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Nayef Al-Rodhan - Circumstances will determine what I...
Circumstances will determine what I term the survival value of humankind's moral compass. Being highly moral in an immoral environment will almost certainly be detrimental to one's survival and vice versa. (Nayef Al-Rodhan)

Circumstances will determine what I term the survival value of humankind's moral compass. Being highly moral in an immoral environment will almost certainly be detrimental to one's survival and vice versa.

Nayef Al-Rodhan

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