Item 9 in Truth By Reason Master Ethical Code

Use Wealth and Resources Responsibly

Meet legitimate needs without making unlimited accumulation the purpose of life, and share where doing so can relieve serious deprivation.

Position
9
Form
Mixed formulation
Obligation
Context-dependent
Wording status
Translation
Intended audience
Everyone
Last reviewed
28 June 2026

Names and terminology

Canonical name: Use Wealth and Resources Responsibly

Source wording

<p>Meet legitimate needs without making unlimited accumulation the purpose of life, and share where doing so can relieve serious deprivation.</p>

Translation

Literal meaning

Meet legitimate needs without making unlimited accumulation the purpose of life, and share where doing so can relieve serious deprivation.

Broader interpretation

Prosperity creates duties toward workers, communities, public systems and environments that make it possible.

Practical meaning

Meet legitimate needs without making unlimited accumulation the purpose of life, and share where doing so can relieve serious deprivation.

Ethical purpose

Prosperity creates duties toward workers, communities, public systems and environments that make it possible.

Modern application

Apply this principle to personal conduct, organisations and public policy, with particular attention to people and beings who carry the greatest risks while holding the least power.

Criticism and difficult cases

This principle may conflict with other duties. It should therefore be applied with evidence, proportionality, role reversal, attention to power and review of foreseeable consequences.

Truth By Reason analysis

Prosperity creates duties toward workers, communities, public systems and environments that make it possible.

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