An idea from Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

The universal-law test has a known weak spot. Describe your policy narrowly enough, say lying only on a Tuesday to a lender named Sam, and almost anything seems to pass. Critics keep pressing this objection, and defenders still argue about the fix.

From Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

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