Examination of Freud's writings on the problems of ethics does not support the contention made by Erich Fromm and others that he was an ethical relativist. Freud linked an increase in mental health to, among other changes, an increase in ethical conduct and reduction in immorality. He also regretted that so many individuals have so little conscience. It is true that in Civilization and Its Discontents he argued that the commandment, 'Love thy neighbor as thyself', was unrealizable, therefore bad, and that following it placed one at a disadvantage before those who did not. But the actual process of analysis as elaborated by Freud reduces the quantity of pathogenic intrapsychic aggression, increases healthy self-esteem, and therefore enhances the capacity to love others. Psychoanalytic study, according to Racker, suggests there is an inborn sense of justice in human beings. Clinical material is given in support of the above and other conclusions.