Always act so as to elicit the best in others, and thereby in yourself. Felix Adler Eight Commitments of Ethical Culture 1.
Ethics is central.
The most central human issue in our lives involves creating a more humane environment. Ethics begins with choice. Creating a more humane environment begins by affirming the need to make significant choices in our lives. We choose to treat each other as ends, not merely means. To enable us to be whole, in a fragmented world, we choose to treat each other as unique individuals having intrinsic worth.