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{{quote|"Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself."|'''Confucius'''|''Analects XV.24 (ca 500 BC)''}}
{{quote|"Do unto others as you would have done unto you"|'''Jesus'''|''[[The Bible|Luke 6:31]] (ca 100 AD)''}}
{{quote|"Whatever belief you belong to,
there's still always a reason to doubt
And there's always another opinion,
as to what life is all about [...]
There's only one thing to remember,
there is only one thing you can do:
And that is to do unto others,
as you'd have others do unto you"|'''Clawfinger'''|''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}2gv4cPCZXpc Two Sides (of every story)] (ca 2000 AD)''}}
To treat others like you would like them to treat you [[The Golden Rule/Useful Notes|is one of the most basic and universal moral principles that exist]]. With all of [[The Golden Rule/Quotes|the different ways of expressing it]], this principle is known as [[The Golden Rule]]. In various works of fiction it surfaces as a [[Stock Aesop]] as well as a [[Stock Phrase]].
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== Webcomics ==
* ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'' - The comic [http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1899 points out] a possible analogy with the "Prisoner's Dilemma". Option A: If both choose "sell each other out" it's like "act selfishly" for the Golden Rule because it's worse for both parties, and option D: "each do as you would like other to do to you" is like "refuse to sell out" because it's best for both if they cooperate and reciprocate. It then points out that although it's a universal moral, its proponents have argued for it it in very different ways.
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'''Christ''': "Option A is made of fire!" }}
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' book "[[Big Book of War|The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates]]" has a somewhat abridged version: "Do unto others".
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* Played as an underlying Aesop in Disney's ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''. What really sets him free is that he lets Belle go. No longer his prisoner, she is free to love him, thus releasing him from his own magical prison. (Now, if only someone could give that [[Disproportionate Retribution|horrible Enchantress]] a taste of her own medicine so that she could eventually learn the same lesson?)
* The common subversion shows up in ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'':
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* A [[DuckTales]] episode describes [[Scrooge McDuck]] as a follower of the same subversion. At least before he was taught the true meaning.
* The Little Troll Prince has a group of trolls reciting their subversion of the Golden Rule, "Do unto others before they do unto you." Later, human children go on to instruct the prince on what their version of the Golden Rule is.
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