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Full Idea
It is an obviolus fact that some people are morally better than others and that some are morally worse.
Gist of Idea
It is just a fact that some people are morally better than others
Source
John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 10.4)
Book Ref
Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.209
A Reaction
This could be conceded, without then asserting that the moral ones are superior, or more deserving. That is a social strategy, rather than a fact. We can challenge the criteria for 'morally better', but we can't deny a rankng once it is agreed.