“Gather all the people stuck in misery and measure their morality, and that would be the collective true morality of the human… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
It is no more the function of government to impose a moral code than to impose a religious code. And for the… — Robert Morrison MacIver Copy Share Image
Without a sense of proportion there can be neither good taste nor genuine intelligence, nor perhaps moral integrity. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind. — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
I tend to think that good and evil exist and that the quantity in each of us is unchangeable. The moral character… — Michel Houellebecq Copy Share Image
...telephone operators now routinely use '80s-babble, chirping, "Have a nice day," the moral equivalent of the smile button. — Stefan Kanfer Copy Share Image
When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences. — Park Chan-wook Copy Share Image
There is a material advancement; we desire it. There is, also, a moral grandeur; we hold fast to it. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
The child is a realist in every domain of thought, and it is therefore natural that in the moral sphere he should… — Jean Piaget Copy Share Image
Russia is an ancient country with historical, profound traditions and a very powerful moral foundation. And this foundation is a love for… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
No one is born with good character; it's not a hereditary trait. And it isn't determined by a single noble act. Character… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
Under the leadership of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the United States has given up the moral high ground that we… — Marty Meehan Copy Share Image
Textbooks should show that neither morality nor immorality can simply be conferred upon us by history. Merely being part of the United… — James W. Loewen Copy Share Image
No government can love a child, and no policy can substitute for a family's care. But at the same time, government can… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The morality of the 21st century will depend on how we respond to this simple but profound question: Does every human life… — Wesley J. Smith Copy Share Image
Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism. Religion prevents science from falling into the marsh… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Genuine leadership is inherently moral. So the values chosen matter tremendously, and they must be values aligned with society (including the most… — Chip Pitts Copy Share Image
None of us are rational economic men as we're supposed to be portrayed in economic theory where mixes of passions, of desires,… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
The (capital punishment) controversy passes the anarch by. For him, the linking of death and punishment is absurd. In this respect, he… — Ernst Junger Copy Share Image
“Moral sense is almost completely ignored by modern society. We have, in fact, suppressed its manifestations. All are imbued with irresponsibility. Those… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share Image
It is impossible not to recognise the Long March as one of the great triumphs of men against odds and men against… — Edgar Snow Copy Share Image
When I would work freelance in production in Chicago, there were a lot of times when I was working for cheap, bad… — Andy Richter Copy Share Image
The adolescent frequently supposes that she is breaking out of the confines of her mundane, schoolgirl existence simply in order to break… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I don't drink alcohol, I don't smoke and if I go out to a movie I like to watch things that are… — Judith Durham Copy Share Image
There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
I think 'The Giver' is such a moral book, so filled with important truths, that I couldn't believe anyone would want to… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
Writing is a mode of agency in the world that is different from mere employment. There has to be some sort of… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct. — Paul Ricoeur Copy Share Image
I think America has a responsibility to maintain its leadership in technology and its moral leadership in the world, to explore, to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The cure for false theology is motherwit. Forget your books and traditions, and obey your moral perceptions at this hour. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
There's no moral issue for me. I did the best science I could. I was struggling to survive and didn't have the… — Howard Moskowitz Copy Share Image
How you use the opportunities your given to affect the world around you will determine the legacy you leave behind. — Tony Dungy Copy Share Image
One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Telling the truth ... is not solely a matter of moral character; it is also a matter of correct appreciation of real… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
We are naturally moral beings, but our environments can enhance - or, sadly, degrade - this innate moral sense. — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
I see architecture not as Gropius did, as a moral venture, as truth, but as invention, in the same way that poetry… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
It is only the constant exertion and working of our sensitive, intellectual, moral, and physical machinery that keeps us from rusting, and… — Charles Simmons Copy Share Image
“In Hinduism and Buddhism, dharma has various connotations, but generally it means cheerfully fulfilling your moral and ethical duty. Doing the right… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
