Immanuel Kant, Metaphysics of Morals (1797), Ch. 11

There is ... only a single categorical imperative and it is this: Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.

— Immanuel Kant on Categorical imperative

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About Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804), born Emanuel Kant, was a German philosopher.