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  What it means

  Refers to a double standard: something is bad when done to me, but fine when I do it — “double standards,” “hypocrisy.”

  Vocabulary

  • moralność — morality

  Grammar note

  Genitive 'Kalego' — possession.

  Cultural context

  From a character in Sienkiewicz's novel — widely used in Polish discourse.

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