And it is not difficult to show, by abundant instances, that to extend the bounds of what may be called moral police,… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
There is very little moral mixture in the 'Antislavery' feeling of this country. A great deal is abstract philanthropy; part is hatred… — George William Curtis Copy Share Image
They all attended Hester's church, which Dellarobia viewed as a complicated pyramid scheme of moral debt and credit resting ultimately on the… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
It is part of the moral tragedy with which we are dealing that words like 'democracy,' 'freedom,' 'rights,' 'justice,' which have so… — Norman Angell Copy Share Image
Words do not necessarily make us moral. And there have been presidents before who have stumbled over syntax and looked foolish when… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Regulation - which is based on force and fear - undermines the moral base of business dealings. It becomes cheaper to bribe… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs. People are very… — Elizabeth Drew Copy Share Image
It is a well-known fact that very often, putting the period of boyhood out of the argument, the older we grow the… — H. Rider Haggard Copy Share Image
I think there has been an unfortunate tendency for a lot of different groups to forget that distinction between natural law and… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
It is organized as a fellowship of men, a system of morals, a philosophy taught by degrees through the use of symbol,… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
The Sermon on the Mount does not provide humanity with a complete guide to personal, social and economic problems. It sets forth… — Robert McCracken Copy Share Image
We live in a culture bound by sin like bands of iron. Moral stories, quaint maxims, and life lessons shared from the… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
... the modern state masks itself in moral ideologies which obscure its actual conduct. One of the most compelling and insidious of… — Donald Livingston Copy Share Image
There could never be enough rules so finely crafted as to anticipate and cover every situation, and even if there were, enforcement… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause . . . . With equal, nay with greater reason,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to… — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
A democrat should not rely upon the force of the arms his state could flaunt in the face of the world, but… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“In the first place, a man who can work for five days, or even for five minutes, without any selfish motive whatever,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The young readers I have interacted with carry old concerns repackaged in the skin of a new generation: puzzlement over continuous national… — Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Copy Share Image
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
In particular, I argue that in both evolution and creation we have rival religious responses to a crisis of faith-rival stories of… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
The vulgarity of inanimate things requires time to get accustomed to; but living, breathing, bustling, plotting, planning, human vulgarity is a species… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
“And now dear little children, who may this story read, To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you ne'er give heed: Unto… — Mary Howitt Copy Share Image
Looking back on 200 years of feminist agitation in this country, we've got to get it that the moral high ground doesn't… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
The aim of education is to guide young persons in the process through which they shape themselves as human persons-armed with knowledge,… — Jacques Maritain Copy Share Image
Character - We describe the character of a person in reference to moral judgments about the worthiness of a person. Thus, to… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
Deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, "There is something not right," no matter… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Americans ought to be the best-traveled, most cosmopolitan people on earth, not only because experience of the world is desirable in its… — Shana Alexander Copy Share Image
A parent of moral standing will never use their child to hurt others because they understand that at some point it will… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Once, during the drinking phase, Wendy had accused him of desiring his own destruction but not possessing the necessary moral fiber to… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reality television shows, most of which encourage a dark voyeurism into other… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
Nothing shocks our moral feelings so deeply as cruelty does. We can forgive every other crime, but not cruelty. The reason for… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
For at the same time many people seem eager to extend the circle of our moral consideration to animals, in our factory… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
There are moments in Life when keeping silent becomes a fault, and speaking an obligation. A civic duty, a moral challenge, a… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The Americans... are almost ignorant of the art of music, one of the most elevating, innocent and refining of human tastes, whose… — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
There is a moral law in this world which has its application both to individuals and organized bodies of men. You cannot… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
The problem I see with utilitarianism, or any form of consequentialism, is not that it gets the wrong answers to moral questions.… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
Most commonly revolt is born of material circumstances; but insurrection is always a moral phenomenon. Revolt is Masaniello, who led the Neapolitan… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Capitalism is of this material world; it provides us with the means to live; it empowers us within the known world of… — Stephen Young Copy Share Image
