Ethical Quotes · Page 31

In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.

— Mary McCarthy

I am not sure whether ethical absolutes exist. But I am sure that we have to act as if they existed or…

— Arthur Koestler

Politically I am neither left nor right! And this kind of political-ethical standpoint-- being in the middle-- usually brings about seclusion and…

— Javad Alizadeh

This 'double ethical bind' we frequently find ourselves in cannot be solved by any formula. Each of us has to decide what…

— Stephen Schneider

“Genuine tragedy is a case not of right against wrong but of right against right — two equally justified ethical principles embodied…

— Anonymous

There's less of a connection for a lot of people between the technical decisions we make and the ethical ramifications we are…

— Cathy O'Neil

The whole body of what is now called moral or ethical truth existed in the golden age as abstract science. Or, if…

— Henry David Thoreau

If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but…

— Henry Kravis

People can call me what they like - fat, ugly, sour - but tell me I'm not fair, tell me I'm not…

— Deborah Meaden

The resolving of the ethical, is freedom; the negative resolution also has this, but the freedom, blank and bare, is as if…

— Soren Kierkegaard

The ethical regime [of the Jews] was quite definitely Ptolemaic, revolving around the small group of Jews, not the larger Gentile group…

— David Riesman

One of the most depressing features of the ethical side of the matter is that instead of such methods arousing contempt they…

— Ida Tarbell

Corporate leaders surely have their problems, I believe that most CEOs are doing their best to hew to the ethical line. The…

— John C. Bogle

A lot of things that we cannot buy and sell in markets used to be totally legal objects of market exchange -…

— Ha-Joon Chang

I had to change. I had to change was the thought that drove me in those months of planning. Not into a…

— Cheryl Strayed

You can't deny that religion has done some good. It organizes lots of anti-poverty programs and soup kitchens and missionary work. But…

— Bill Maher

Sometimes I am convinced there is nothing wrong with this country that couldn't be cured by the magical implantation of ethical standards…

— Ben Bradlee

At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is…

— Hans Kung

Some people may argue that if the animals are treated humanely prior to being slaughtered, this justifies their confinement and slaughter. Is…

— Sharon Gannon

I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century, we need an economic system that has…

— Michael Moore

As for the ethics, law, and politics relationship, there has always been a tension for me as I try to keep them…

— John Kleinig

I have the privilege to make ethical choices through my food each day. It's beyond nourishment to me. Each meal represents a…

— Margaret Chapman

Innovation, sending civilians to outer space, mapping the mind, curing cancer - all these things, they're great. Obviously these same companies are…

— James Ponsoldt

Ethical inquiry has always been motivated by the aim of improving human conduct. It doesn't follow from that that the goal is…

— Philip Kitcher

I do not want you ever to initiate any action for any refunds of taxes without first consulting me and presenting the…

— Ernest Hemingway