An action, to have moral worth, must be done from duty.
I class the principle of moral feeling under that of happiness, because every empirical interest promises to contribute to our well-being by the agreeableness that a thing affords, whether profit be regarded.
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals: & the Metaphysical Elements of Ethics
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I class the principle of moral feeling under that of happiness, because every empirical interest promises to contribute to our well-being by the agreeableness that a thing affords, whether profit be regarded.
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