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Quotation from Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant
“Nothing can possibly be conceived in the world, or even out of it, which can be called good, without qualification, except a good will”
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, First Section, opening sentence, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott (1889)
Kant's starting point: every other good, including health and happiness, can be misused without a good will.
Citation: "Nothing can possibly be conceived in the world, or even out of it, which can be called good, without qualification, except a good will" — Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, First Section, opening sentence, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott (1889). (id groundwork-of-the-metaphysics-of-morals-q1)
Portrait: Immanuel Kant - Gemaelde 2, Becker, Public domain.
