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A cause is good, not only for me, but for mankind, in so far, as it is essentially a “loyalty to loyalty.”
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The quote says a cause is worthwhile when it benefits more than one person. Its value lies in being a “loyalty to loyalty”: a commitment to honoring loyalty itself, rather than using a cause only for personal advantage. In this view, a good cause serves mankind by upholding faithful commitment as a shared human value.
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