the Golden Rule

He said, always tell the truth, and the Golden Rule: Do unto others as they would do unto you, which I’ve tried to live by.

So I think the bottom line is, I try to live my life by the golden rule, that’s what I’ve always been taught.

Bush administration lawyer John Yoo is calling for retaliatory prosecutions too, although, as Jonathan Chait points out, Yoo’s argument manages to get the golden rule wrong, which is a bit embarrassing for someone whose job is supposed to be knowing what laws say.

“Probably the most important thing to remember is the golden rule of foraging: never eat anything from the wild without knowing with 100% certainty what it is,” says Cook.

The council is one of six granted what the government calls "exceptional" permission to break the golden rule of not meeting revenue shortfalls with cash from the capital account.