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Golden Rule

principle of treating others as one wants to be treated
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Golden Rule

Summary

Golden Rule is a maxim[1]. It draws 3,570 Wikipedia views per month (maxim category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Golden Rule's instance of is recorded as maxim[3].
  • Golden Rule's instance of is recorded as ethical principle[4].
  • Golden Rule's instance of is recorded as motto[5].
  • Golden Rule is a type of rule[6].
  • Golden Rule is a type of norm of reciprocity[7].
  • Golden Rule's Commons category is recorded as Golden rule[8].
  • Golden Rule's main subject is reciprocity[9].
  • Golden Rule's facet of is recorded as applied ethics[10].
  • Golden Rule's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • Golden Rule's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Golden Rule's different from is recorded as Lei Áurea[13].
  • Golden Rule's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[14].
  • Golden Rule's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include maxim[3], ethical principle[4], and motto[5].

Why It Matters

Golden Rule draws 3,570 Wikipedia views per month (maxim category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → applied ethics
    Main subject → reciprocity
    Instance of → maxim, ethical principle, motto
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Human rights, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533649405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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