Socrates asked the key question: why should we be moral?

Socrates, indeed, when he was asked of what country he called himself, said, "Of the world"; for he considered himself an inhabitant and a…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Socrates “was asked why seawater had become salty. He replied: If you can indicate to me the use that will come to you from…

— Franz Rosenthal

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its story of our origins and of our end is,…

— Neil Postman

When I first auditioned for Dexter... Well, I was sent the script, and I read it and loved it, and I knew right away…

— Julie Benz

Men have no right to put the well-being of the present generation wholly out of the question. Perhaps the only moral trust with any…

— Edmund Burke

I think that whatever we express in terms of the potential truth is above all else about mobilizing ourselves for ourselves. We learn about…

— Elia Suleiman

“The evident problem with democracy today is that the state is pre-empting—or “crowding out,” as the economists say—our moral judgments. Rulers are adding moral…

— Kenneth Minogue

“Does any man have the right to dispose of his own life? This is the ultimate question of moral entitlement, and relevant only if…

— Antonella Gambotto-Burke

“I question the moral integrity of anyone who says they have no regrets.”

— Michel Templet

“You can decide to forgo any ethical deliberations and simply embrace the moral beliefs and norms you inherited from your family and culture. But…

— Lewis Vaughn

“Life's hardest choices are the ones that force you to question your own moral code.”

— Shay Patrick Cormac

A play that forces us to question our moral responsibility to the victims of human rights abuse.

— Lynn Nottage

“Socrates repeatedly emphasized the point that moral knowledge is not mere acquisition of information but personal change. To know the good is to do…

— Steven B. Cowan

Socrates was likewise right that pissing people off is how we first, and maybe best, go about the business of provoking thought.

— Mark Kingwell

“... a man doesn't like to have his ego popped, especially when he prides himself on his sagacity, and then to be proved wrong…

— E.A. Bucchianeri