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title: "5 Convinced Moral Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“Barron is convinced that the moral teachings of Catholicism are true, and that people who strive to practice them will live healthier,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barron/barron-is-convinced-that-the-moral-teachings-of-catholicism-are-true/)

[Robert Barron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barron/)

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> [Israel is much more effective when the Israelis are convinced that we are on the moral high ground: that we are acting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/israel-is-much-more-effective-when-the-israelis-are-convinced-that-we/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

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> [It is visible then that it was not any Heathen Religion or other Idolatrous Superstition, that first put Man upon crossing his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-de-mandeville/it-is-visible-then-that-it-was-not-any-heathen-religion-or-other/)

[Bernard de Mandeville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-de-mandeville/)

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> [“It is not trivial to lie in a report. . . . At the time I wrote it I actually believed what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-marlantes/it-is-not-trivial-to-lie-in-a-report-at-the-time-i-wrote-it-i/)

[Karl Marlantes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-marlantes/)

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> [The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-hannan/the-most-dangerous-diminutions-of-freedom-come-from-those-who-are/)

[Daniel Hannan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-hannan/)

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