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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Do not abuse authority

Do not use institutional power for cruelty or self-aggrandizement.

Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions

A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
Religious systems
23/52

44.2%

Nonreligious systems
11/41

26.8%

Represented systems
34/93

36.6%

Specific anchors*
0/34

0.0%

*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.

Corpus definition

Do not use institutional power for cruelty or self-aggrandizement.

This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.

Preserved calculation difference

The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.

All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93

Overall %: source 36.2 · recomputed 36.5591

Evidence, mapping by mapping

34 selected mappings

Maimonidean 613 Mitzvot Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Maimonides' Sefer HaMitzvot and Mishneh Torah, with Torah source texts

Open original source ↗ www.chabad.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Jewish

Jewish commandments may be ritual, civil, agricultural, Temple-specific, group-specific, or universally ethical; mapping does not erase those distinctions.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6066. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Medical Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

World Medical Association ethical declarations

Open original source ↗ www.wma.net

Tradition-level research anchor · Professional ethics

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6067. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Mennonite Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective

Open original source ↗ www.mennoniteusa.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6068. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship

Open original source ↗ quaker.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church

Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6069. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Secular Humanism · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Amsterdam Declaration

Open original source ↗ humanists.international

Tradition-level research anchor · Modern nonreligious ethics

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6070. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Sikhism · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh ethical principles

Open original source ↗ www.sikhcoalition.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Dharmic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6071. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Stoicism · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius

Open original source ↗ classics.mit.edu

Tradition-level research anchor · Greco-Roman philosophy

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6072. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

The Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

International mission, social justice, governance, and values statements

Open original source ↗ www.salvationarmy.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6073. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

United Church of Christ Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official justice, peace, inclusion, and creation-care ministries

Open original source ↗ www.ucc.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic

Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6074. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

United Methodist Social Principles and Social Creed

Open original source ↗ www.umc.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic

Verify the exact section and scope before quoting; framework-level mappings identify strong ethical analogues.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6075. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Universal Human Rights · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Open original source ↗ www.un.org

Tradition-level research anchor · International ethics

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6076. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Utilitarian Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Welfare, consequences and impartial concern

Open original source ↗ www.gutenberg.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Modern philosophy

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6077. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

World Organisation for Animal Health Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

WOAH animal-welfare standards and Five Freedoms

Open original source ↗ www.woah.org

Official framework-level anchor · International animal-welfare ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6078. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Zoroastrianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abuse authority · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Avesta and Asha-centered ethics

Open original source ↗ www.avesta.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Iranian

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6079. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

History and geography: source limits

This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.

Explore connections in the same category

Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.

M061 · Justice, Law and Governance

Seek justice

Act impartially and oppose exploitation and oppression.

38 / 93 systems mapped · 40.9%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M062 · Justice, Law and Governance

Judge impartially

Do not favor the rich, powerful, familiar, or socially preferred.

36 / 93 systems mapped · 38.7%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M063 · Justice, Law and Governance

Protect due process

Use fair procedures before imposing punishment or deprivation.

34 / 93 systems mapped · 36.6%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious152
Overall Rank136
Nonreligious Rank80
Religious Frequency Tier17
Religions Sharing23
Religious Systems52
Religious %44.2
Nonreligious Groups Sharing11
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %26.8
All Systems Sharing34
All Systems94
Overall %36.2
Direct Official Anchors0
Direct Evidence %0
Cross-Sphere Balance Index60.6
Religious Adoption Gap17.4

Religion-weighted commonality

Provenance: Universal Moral Code — Statistical Atlas, Edition XXI. Names, definitions and source anchors are preserved verbatim. This atlas describes its corpus, not all beliefs or practices worldwide.