All universal moral principles are idle fancies.

“Realism maintains that universal moral principles cannot be applied to the actions of states in their abstract universal formulation, but that they must be…

— Hans J. Morgenthau

The slogan 'Never Again!' that emerged after the Holocaust implies that the Holocaust has a universal moral meaning, which, if properly learned, can provide…

— David Novak

Four innate sentiments dispose people to a universal moral sense. These are sympathy, fairness, self-control and duty.

— James Q. Wilson

I believe there are universal moral values - some of which are very well served by a cosmopolitan attitude. You can think that there…

— Kwame Anthony Appiah

There are many agreements across the so-called "world religions," at a certain level of abstraction. But when it comes to applying them in concrete…

— Kwame Anthony Appiah

“There is no “universal moral urge” and not all ethical systems agree. Polygamy, human sacrifice, infanticide, cannibalism (Eucharist), wife beating, self-mutilation, foot binding, preemptive…

— Dan Barker

“The general idea of universal moral norms is ancient, widespread, and endorsed by practically every moral authority up until late in the modern period.”

— Heath White

There is a universal moral law, as distinct from a moral code, which consists of certain statements of fact about the nature of man,…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

Sound moral principle is the only sure evidence of strength, the only firm foundation of greatness and perpetuity. Where this is lacking, no man's…

— Orson F. Whitney

We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future…

— James Madison

It is probably a pity that every citizen of each state cannot visit all the others, to see the differences, to learn what we…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

When the accumulation of wealth is no longer of high social importance, there will be great changes in the code of morals. We shall…

— John Maynard Keynes

The second commandment is "Thou shall not construct any graven images." Is this really the pinnacle of what we can achieve morally? The second…

— Sam Harris

“The fact is that libertarianism is not and does not pretend to be a complete moral or aesthetic theory; it is only a political…

— Murray N. Rothbard

Being a moral realist I see normative ethics as a search of the truth about our obligations and a search of explanation; the idea…

— Torbjorn Tannsjo