# mandarin paradox

> ethical parable about the difficulty of fulfilling moral obligations when moral punishment is unlikely or impossible

**Wikidata**: [Q2922622](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2922622)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_paradox)  
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