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"exact and equal" justice. In the mind of an INTJ, a moral law is mentally equivalent to a scientific
law; it is derived through objective logical processes and admits no ambiguity once decided. As his
son noted, "It has been truly said, that, in questions of morals, you could no more becloud or
mystify him than in questions of quantity; that whatever he saw in right or wrong, he saw as clearly
as in plus or minus; and that he carried out a practical obedience to whatever he believed, alike in
both cases." (Emphasis not mine.) Solving a moral problem is something like doing a proof: If X is
true, then Y is right, unless condition Z occurs, in which A is right. Neither feelings, nor fear, nor
money, nor force can alter the fact that 1 + 1 = 2. If an INTJ takes a moral stand on an issue, they
do so with much the same conviction. The equation cannot be altered unless new data is input, i.e.
1 + 1 + 3 now equals 5.
The INTJ stubbornness and confidence in their conclusions serves them well when facing down
others who disagree with their moral conclusions. Bowditch was a small man, but his temperament
was such that he was able to stare down stronger opponents:
Mr. Bowditch's desire to aid the unfortunate was exhibited on another occasion, when a poor, overladen
horse was the object of his commiseration. A truckman had been violently beating the animal, in order to
induce him to pull along a very heavy load, which was too large for his strength. Mr. B. had watched the
driver for some time, and at length he ran vehemently forward, and in abrupt and decided tones ordered
him to desist. The truckman was much superior to Mr. Bowditch in strength, and was, at first, disposed to
ridicule the attempt of his inferior to restrain him. Full of indignation, Mr. B. exclaimed, "If you dare
touch that horse again, and if you do not immediately go and get another to assist him, I will appeal to the
law, and you will see which of us two will conquer." The man yielded, and Mr. B. passed away.
The "decided tones" of an INTJ are to be trifled with.
Business Practices
Bowditch was President of the Essex Fire and Marine Company in Salem; later, he became Actuary
and Director of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company in Boston, where he worked
till death.
Today, life insurance companies are not viewed with overwhelming affection by the general
population. However, Bowditch's business practices resulted in a surprising outcome: his company
was actually popular.
The continually increasing degree of public confidence and general popularity which this institution has
enjoyed, has been chiefly attributable to the financial skill, sound judgment, strict integrity, and watchful
vigilance, with which he [Bowditch] devoted himself to its administration, and the fearless and decided
manner in which he always checked, prevented, and guarded against, every possible abuse. He
considered the institution as being morally the guardian of the property intrusted to it belonging to
widows, minors, and others, and was careful that they should fully understand the contracts made by
them, or on their behalf, and that those contracts, when made, should be observed strictly according to
their true intent and meaning.
It's difficult to imagine a company going out of its way to avoid legalese and obfuscating jargon, but
it is what we would expect from an INTJ who was used to making difficult things simple.
Bowditch's stern INTJ moral code also shows through in his insistence upon the exact interpretation
of the contract terms. His straightforwardness helped build trust with his customers.
It also helped build trust with the government. What we would now call "transparency" is what he
simply considered being open and frank.
Disarming all jealousy upon the part of the legislature, by the open and frank communications which he
made to its committees, he gradually overcame much of that prejudice which a republican form of