“If we persist in defining ourselves as doomed, human nature as beyond redemption, and social institutions as beyond reform, then we shall… — Samuel P. Oliner Copy Share Image
A gene might be able to assist replicas of itself that are sitting in other bodies. If so, this would appear as… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism, it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism,… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“The greatest sacrifice a man can make is the image of his soul.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Force, governmental coercion, is the instrument by which the ethics of altruism - the belief that the individual exists to serve others… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
“Although people sometimes assume that the happy are self-absorbed and complacent, just the opposite is true. In general, happiness doesn't make people… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“The Romans construed Jesus Chris’s crucifixion as a defeat, but what do we have today? Christianity triumphed. Jesus Christ never betrayed himself,… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
People who criticize The Selfish Gene like that often haven't read it. The selfish gene accounts for altruism toward kin and individuals… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“That liberty [is pure] which is to go to all, and not to the few or the rich alone. (to Horatio Gates, 1798)” — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“In his 1907 retirement address, Joseph Pulitzer urged his successors to always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack sympathy with… — Joseph Pulitzer Copy Share Image
Granted, we may try to help our own family members because they share our DNA. Or help someone else in expectation that… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Because I took an oath to help people. To protect them from The League and any corrupt government. (Devyn) Yeah, and I… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“... People who are the spices of this world are the natural souls with instincts and impulses that have not been pruned… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“When faced with difficulties, a humble, understanding, appreciative and selfless person finds it easy to win a friend. On the other hand,… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“In today’s world, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of that disparity.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“Love and hate when stretched to their extremes blind reasoning.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of… — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
“In the world of today, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of all of… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“At the end of the day, developing goodness comes down to a simple question: Will this emotion, thought or action, increase or… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
It always amused me that there were people working for the good of altruism but also wanting a lot of credit for… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. Has any act of selfishness ever equalled the… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“He learned...never to show his anger or hatred against a stronger adversary, for fear of being crushed.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“What we value so much, the altruistic “good” side of human nature, can also have a dark side. Altruism can be the… — Barbara Oakley Copy Share Image
