A colleague of yours frequently takes, for his own personal use, small amounts of office supplies noting that the loss to the company is minimal. You counter that if everyone were to take office supplies the loss would no longer be minimal. Your rationale expresses which historical ethical principle?
A)Kant's Categorical Imperative
B)The Golden Rule
C)The Risk Aversion Principle
D)The "No free lunch" rule

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Kant's Categorical Imperative states that an action should only be taken if it can be applied universally without contradiction. In this case, if everyone were to take office supplies, it would no longer be a minimal loss to the company, contradicting the idea of taking supplies for personal use.

A Colleague of Yours Frequently Takes, for His Own Personal