There's no one so self-righteous as someone policing someone else's morality.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims those who judge others' morality are the most self-righteous.
- In plain terms
- People who judge others' morals think they are right.
- What can you take from it?
- Moral policing often signals self-righteousness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is moral policing ever useful?
- Why do we police others?
Another view
It dismisses all moral policing as self-righteousness.
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