Sure he does!
His own self is as much as he needs!
But who would listen to such a man who refers to himself as a source of morality that others should emulate? Indeed such men who do so to a certain extreme become candidates for the insane asylum, unless they have come into power then they become absolute tyrants indeed.
While certain religious leaders have "crossed" over into such megalamania under the guise of religion, they are far easier to isolate and deal with then those who profess no strong religious belief, yet argue the positive morality of the utilitarian world view. They can seem reasonable in there insistance that men discard tradtional virtue in the name of of the "greatest good for the greatest number. Such folk may love their cats or lovingly tend to their gardenias while advocating the slaughter of an unwanted population. They are without virtue, they are "men without chests"!
But who would listen to such a man who refers to himself as a source of morality that others should emulate? Indeed such men who do so to a certain extreme become candidates for the insane asylum, unless they have come into power then they become absolute tyrants indeed.
While certain religious leaders have "crossed" over into such megalamania under the guise of religion, they are far easier to isolate and deal with then those who profess no strong religious belief, yet argue the positive morality of the utilitarian world view. They can seem reasonable in there insistance that men discard tradtional virtue in the name of of the "greatest good for the greatest number. Such folk may love their cats or lovingly tend to their gardenias while advocating the slaughter of an unwanted population. They are without virtue, they are "men without chests"!