A man got to have a code.

Omar Little

The Wire

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Topic

Moral principles Moral theory

Speaker

Omar Little

Actor

Michael Kenneth Williams

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"Unto Others." The Wire, written by David Simon and William F. Zorzi and Ed Burns, directed by Anthony Hemingway, season 4, episode 7, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2006.

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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

The Metaphysics of Morals

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Topic
How to behave Moral theory

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Immanuel Kant
Source
The Metaphysics of Morals
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms Advice
Language
German
Time
1785 1780s 18th century
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Original Citation

Kant, Immanuel. Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten [Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals]. Riga: J. F. Hartknoch, 1785.

Current Citation

Kant, Immanuel. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, translated by Mary Gregor and Jes Timmermann. Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Another quote from the following genre Drama

We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now we just put our hand in the next guy’s pocket.

Frank Sobotka

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Deindustrialization American decline Decline
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Frank Sobotka
Actor
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The Wire
Medium
TV program
Genre
Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama
Language
English
Time
2003 2000s 21st century
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"Bad Dreams." The Wire, written by David Simon and George Pelecanos and Joy Kecken, directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, season 2, episode 11, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2003.

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The end must justify the means.

Matthew Prior

Hans Carvel

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Moral theory Justifications and rationales

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Matthew Prior
Source
Hans Carvel
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
English
Time
1700 1700s 17th century
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Citation

Prior, Matthew. Hans Carvel. c. 1700.