Conscience Quotes · Page 25

[On power:] Some people really have almost a disdain for that word. They feel it is alien to conscience. Power for power's…

— Elizabeth Dole

[I]t is impossible for those, who believe in the truth of Christianity, as a divine revelation, to doubt, that it is the…

— Joseph Story

I am extremely grateful and humbled by the solidarity and support expressed by countless persons, ex-judges, lawyers, activists and fellow citizens who…

— Prashant Bhushan

“The truth may roar, but it's roaring does not terrify the blameless. Guilty conscience needs neither a critic nor an accuser. Remember,…

— Israelmore Ayivor

He could very likely have appealed for leniency. At least he could have saved his life by agreeing to leave Athens. But…

— Jostein Gaarder

“Conscience- protects the privileges of intimacy, makes ,friends keep their promises, prevents the angered spouse from striking back.”

— Martha Stout

Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence; it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right.

— Anne Lamott

Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.

— William Godwin

A popular evangelist reaches your emotions. A true prophet reaches your conscience.

— Leonard Ravenhill

A holy and heavenly life is a continual pain to the consciences of sinners around you and continually solicits them to change…

— Richard Baxter

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at…

— Benjamin Disraeli

Anxiety is the beginning of conscience, which is the parent of the soul but is not compatible with innocence.

— Angela Carter

Too much preaching nowadays pats the back and tickles the ear, but does not get under the skin. There is no conviction…

— Vance Havner

The American spirit is stronger than stone and mortar, tougher than steel and glass, and more enduring than any pain or suffering…

— Olympia Snowe

Wherefore for the public interest and benefit of human society it is requisite that the highest obligations possible should be laid upon…

— Isaac Barrow

The dirty little secret of journalism is that it really isn't a profession, it's a craft. All you need is a telephone…

— Andrew Sullivan

Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

We ought to be very cautious in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may…

— Baron de Montesquieu

I wasn't driven into medicine by a social conscience but by rampant curiosity.

— Jonathan Miller

Though the archbishop may rightly argue that they are objectively wrong in their positions, I don't understand how he can presume to…

— John I. Jenkins

Right is not only to act within the law. It's to also act according to the conscience.

— Howard Zinn

You will only have consequences for your evil actions if you have developed a conscience; otherwise there is no accountability in this…

— Rev Richard Skaff

Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.

— Anne Frank

The Conscience Protection Act would ensure no one is coerced to participate in abortions or to provide abortion coverage.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

In my plea for freedom to all consciences in matters merely of worship, I have impartially pleaded for freedom of the consciences…

— Roger Williams