Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

הֹ֣וי הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לָרַ֛ע טֹ֖וב וְלַטֹּ֣וב רָ֑ע שָׂמִ֨ים חֹ֤שֶׁךְ לְאֹור֙ וְאֹ֣ור לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ שָׂמִ֥ים מַ֛ר לְמָתֹ֖וק וּמָתֹ֥וק לְמָֽר׃ ס

Isaiah 5:20

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Good and evil Moral confusion Morality

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Isaiah The Bible

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 5:20).

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Censorship is crucial for preserving morals but useless for restoring them.

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 4, ch. 7.

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Of the Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings, translated by Quintin Hoare. Penguin Classics, 2012, bk. 4, ch. 7.

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He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs 13:20

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Proverbs The Bible
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Scripture
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Religious literature
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Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 13:20).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Jesus

Matthew 7:12

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Golden rule Reciprocity Sermon on the Mount
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Gospel of Matthew The Bible
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Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
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Orders and commands
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:12).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Psalm 103:12

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Psalms The Bible
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Language
Hebrew
Time
450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 103:12).