People who want to appear moral are attracted to the left, while people who want to appear rational are attracted to the right.

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• Driven by incentives, a decent person drifts into immoral behavior to get what he wants and rationalizes it CMCharlie Mungerc. 2005
• Generally, the more someone says they are moral and high-integrity, the less likely they are to be. NRNaval Ravikant28 Dec 2019
• Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. SJSteve Jobs1 Feb 1996
• Moral virtues were contrived by politicians, as the offspring of flattery working on pride BMBernard Mandevillec. 1714–1733
• Certain seductive personality types cause people to override their better judgment not just romantically but also in politics. JBJosh Barro13 Jul 2026

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