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He can be somewhat egalitarian in his assessment of others, in particular soldiers, and will often promote men based not on eye color or social status, but rather on the ability they display.{{book ref|sa3|3}} This extends beyond the [[Vorin]] ranks system, as Dalinar is willing to give a chance to people he doesn't normally associate with fighting, like [[Parshmen]] or women, if he considers their skills valuable or if they are recommended to him by someone trustworthy.{{book ref|sa2|46}}{{book ref|sa3|117}} This doesn't mean he's entirely free of bias, however, and when the worlds of the court and the military collide, he can often end up referring back to the established social order, possibly without fully realizing it.{{book ref|sa2|62}}
He feels extreme guilt and self-hatred for various aspects of his past life; such as the burning of Rathalas and killing of his wife, which mentally broke him enough that it laid the foundation of his change in character;{{book ref|sa3|105}}{{book ref|sa3|115}} or over the fact that he didn't properly follow the Codes of War on the night of Gavilar's assassination, leading to him blaming himself for his death.{{
As an extension from his lack of care of what other feel about him,{{book ref|sa3|12}}{{book ref|sa3|67}} he began to completely shirk the gender norms of society as he grew, learning how to read and write; and defending Renarin from mockery for his own failure to live up to the norms expected of him, and giving him solidarity.{{book ref|sa3|122}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|4}}{{book ref|sa3|44}} He also was, after a while, comfortable with marrying Navani due to their mutual love, despite what Vorin tradition dictated about marrying one's brother's widow.{{cite}} He is fully aware that people see him as a godless heretic for this, among other things, but doesn't care and sticks by his choices and beliefs. He is also aware of how his breaking of the rules enforced upon him by the system makes people feel threatened.{{epigraph ref|sa3|1}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|3}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|27}}
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