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Questions
1. "For if we think in a merely human way, the purpose of morality, namely, that one should be entitled to be happy, is an unattainable ideal" .
2. "The former is the knowledge of that which must be done, the latter is the knowledge of what one can do".
3. "The latter, however, does not merely depend on a knowledge of what one can do, but also upon the recognition of one's own strength of character and upon the assurance that one can do it".
4. "The concept of freedom is thus inseparably bound up with the concept of morality".
5. "The feeling of obligation and of respect for the law is the only thing which can overrule all our selfish inclinations".
6. "On the other hand, it must be remembered that if morality is to be of any practical use, the law must be founded on a universal principle".
7. "For if a law is to be a real law, it must be one that applies to everyone, and so must rest on a universal principle".
8. "The moral law must be that which is valid for all rational beings as such".
9. "For in this way alone can it be a law which is valid for everyone".
10. "The moral law must be the law which everyone would make for himself, if he were free".