[Frumious Bandersnatch]

He said, "I submit that you do. You should cross that street and put your life at risk, if necessary, to save that little girl. That would be your moral responsibility."

Slightly off topic, but the above sentence brought to mind my mother's admonition, when I first started dating, that I was responsible for the safety and welfare of my date, even if it meant risking serious injury or death.  My dad was more succinct.  His admonition was simply: "Either come home with your shield or one it."

[MoralSense]

"With it or on it" -- that's what the Trojan women told their warriors when they left home for battle.

[RAT Patrol]

Sounds like you had really great parents.