Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at… - Immanuel Kant

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Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end.

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Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804), born Emanuel Kant, was a German philosopher.

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Human beings are never to be treated as a means but always as ends.

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