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The Man of PrincipleMen of principle who risk death over a petty grievance rather than accept practical advice.9+Level 4
The Man with No EnemiesFairnessA glib judge excuses the beating of a harmless man with a cynical saying about friends.9+Level 2
The MassacreHonestyChristian newspapers rage at foreigners who kill missionaries yet ignore Americans who massacre Chinese in Wyoming.9+Level 5
The Member and the SoapHonestyKansas legislators are so unused to cleanliness, literal or political, that soap terrifies them.9+Level 5
The Milkmaid and Her BucketGreedSenators who sell their votes and dream of buying the presidency, staying honest only by accident.9+Level 5
The Mine Owner and the JackassHonestyIn the 1890s silver debate, mine owners wanted government price support and called it patriotism.9+Level 5
The MirrorHumilityBoastful, flag-waving warmongers who collapse the moment they meet a real fighter.9+Level 5
The Monkey and the NutsGreedCity officials who keep demanding bigger government grants to pad their own commissions.9+Level 4
The Moral SentimentHonestySelf-appointed guardians of virtue condemn prizefighting, then eagerly ask who won the fight.9+Level 2
The Mountain and the MouseHumilityCrowds laugh at small warnings; the mouse who recognises a volcano has already left.9+Level 2
The Mourning BrothersGreedShowy mourning staged for an inheritance ends up enriching the executor, not either greedy heir.9+Level 3
The No CaseHonestyCorrupt statesmen escape prosecution by bribing the district attorney, who happily accepts the check.9+Level 2

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The Nightside of CharacterHonestySelf-righteous editors preach uplift while slandering each other, leaving no good name to lose.9+Level 3
The Noser and the NoteHonestyLazy or corrupt bank examiners wave through insolvent banks, and bankers count on weak laws.9+Level 3
The Old Man and the PupilHonestyRespectable elders lecture the young on virtue while preying on them, calling it custom.9+Level 2
The Opossum of the FutureClevernessDesperate flattery borrows evolution, but the orthodox snake, loyal to Scripture, is unmoved.9+Level 4
The Optimist and the CynicFairnessOptimism is a luxury of the rich, who own the world while others step aside.9+Level 3
The Overlooked FactorHumilityBreeding theorists who blame the mother for dull children forget their own contribution.9+Level 4
The Party Manager and the GentlemanHonestyParty bosses sell nominations and demand loyalty to platforms; doctors fleece patients to the grave.9+Level 3
The Party Over ThereFairnessAppeals courts overturn sensible answers on technicalities, caring more for procedure than for truth.9+Level 3
The Patriot and the BankerHonestyPoliticians who loot the public treasury then find respectable bankers happy to take their deposits.9+Level 2
The PaviorHard workSelf-important writers lecture workers about ambition and fame, as if everyone shared their vanity.9+Level 2
The Penitent ElectorHonestyVoters swallow absurd eulogies for dead politicians, and an informed reader loses all political influence.9+Level 5
The Penitent ThiefHonestyCorrupt public officials regret only being caught, never the stealing itself.9+Level 1