Abigail Van BurenThe best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.
About This Quote
The idea of this quote is that a person's true character can be seen in how he treats people who have nothing to do with him. If someone treats someone else poorly because he has nothing to gain or lose by being nice, then that person probably doesn’t have the right character. Instead, if someone does things to help people who can’t do him any good, then that person probably has the right character.
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