In order to tolerate practices such as racism, child abuse, spouse abuse, homicide, torture, human sacrifice, and the mass murder (genocide) of Jews, Gypsies, and homosexuals by the Nazis, one would have to abide strictly by the principle of:
a. lost causes
b. misplaced perceptions
c. ethical relativism
d. moral turpitude
Answer: C
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