Kant argued that if it is ever wrong for one person to lie, then it is always wrong to for anyone to lie.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


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Kant believed that we must only act on principles that everyone could act on. Kant argued that if it is ever impermissible for someone to lie, then it always impermissible for anyone to lie. We must only act on principles that everyone could act on. In other words, you must "act only on that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should be a universal law."

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