A normative stance that views what should be done as determined by fundamental principles that do not derive solely or even primarily from consequences. An act or rule is right insofar as it satisfies the demands of some over-riding (non-consequentialist) principle of moral duty. Deontologists sometimes stress that the value of actions lies more in motives than in consequences. Religious revelation ("divine command") is the historically common foundation for deontological moral principles: things are right or wrong if, and only if, commanded or forbidden by God. Natural law or human reason may also be cited as sources.