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Full Idea
Love is personal and partial. It is not love if it does not discriminate in favor of its object.
Gist of Idea
Love should be partial, and discriminate in favour of its object
Source
John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 09.4)
Book Ref
Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.194
A Reaction
I agree with that, mainly on the grounds that this is the natural form of human love. Generalised love of mankind seems like a distortion, even if it is well-meaning.