You should be able to do things that you wouldn't do. That's the definition of a genuinely moral person. They could do it, but they don't. (Jordan Peterson)

You should be able to do things that you wouldn't do. That's the definition of a genuinely moral person. They could do it, but they don't.

Jordan Peterson

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