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36 | Christian Wessely www.jrfm.eu 2017, 3/1, 17–44 tionally (fig. 14b). Empty handed, he makes his way to Daisy to admit his failure (fig. 14c). The moral message is plain: perform your duty even if it seems odious and do be not afraid of admitting failure. here as in so many other instances Donald Duck precisely illustrates Kant’s categorical imperative.40 40 Within limits: the Donald Duck stories by Carl Barks were exceptionally well translated into German by Erika Fuchs; other less skilful artists too easily fall into cheap moralizing. Fig. 14a-c: Donald Duck has high moral standards. From: Carl Barks/Erika Fuchs: Der Eilbrief [The Persistent Postman], in: Nächtliche Ruhestörung [Nighttime Disturbance] (1991), 35–44, 39.41.42.