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en-wikipedia-org-2542		Obligation - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1316	162	57	An obligation is a course of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral. These are generally legal obligations, which can incur a penalty for non-fulfilment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain actions for other reasons as well, whether as a tradition or for social reasons. Obligation and morality[edit] Rationalists argue that people respond in this way because they have a reason to fulfill the obligation.[3] According to the sanction theory, an obligation corresponds to the social pressures one feels, and is not simply derived from a singlular relationship with another person or project. They have a moral responsibility to fulfill their obligations. Written obligations[edit] Political obligation[edit] Social obligation[edit] Social obligations refer to the things we as individuals accept because it is collectively accepted.[8] When people agree to a promise or an agreement, they are collectively consenting to the terms of that agreement or promise.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2542.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2542.txt