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Golden Rule

principle of treating others as one wants to be treated
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Summary

Golden Rule is a maxim[1]. It draws 8,286 Wikipedia views per month (maxim category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: ethical principle[3], motto[4]
  • Subclass of: rule[5], norm of reciprocity[6]
  • Commons category: Golden rule[7]
  • Main subject: reciprocity[8]
  • Facet of: applied ethics[9]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
  • Different from: Lei Áurea[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[13], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]

Why It Matters

Golden Rule has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 6744
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 6744, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167478940|THE GOLDEN RULE (#167478940)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclop"
  2. 20w 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 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007533649405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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