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What does it mean?
Gandhi argued close friendships are dangerous because loyalty can lead to wrongdoing, and Orwell agrees.
In plain terms
Friends can lead each other wrong because of loyalty.
What can you take from it?
Loyalty can sometimes lead to ethical compromises.

Where it applies

  • evaluating relationships
  • ethical decision making

Putting it to work

  • maintaining boundaries
  • examining loyalties

Questions to consider

  • When does loyalty become dangerous?
  • How do friends influence morality?

Another view

This overlooks how friendships often promote positive growth.

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