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> [“Racism was an important moral issue, one that the church needed to confront. Putting a black man in a position of honor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-b-tyson/racism-was-an-important-moral-issue-one-that-the-church-needed-to/)

[Timothy B. Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-b-tyson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f42/timothy-b-tyson-20908_bad-thing_racism-was-an-important-moral-issue-one_400653.png)

> [I'm a supporter of embryonic stem cell research. I do think there are very important moral and also religious questions at stake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sandel/i-m-a-supporter-of-embryonic-stem-cell-research-i-do-think-there-are/)

[Michael Sandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sandel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/michael-sandel-10344_cells_i-m-a-supporter-of-embryonic-stem-cell-r_851216.jpg)

> [I think we certainly benefit from social institutions which encourage us towards moral behavior. It's very important to have law. It's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/i-think-we-certainly-benefit-from-social-institutions-which-encourage/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/richard-dawkins-115_behavior_i-think-we-certainly-benefit-from-social_1089400.jpg)

> [Western civilization has not yet learned the lesson that the energy we expend in 'getting things done' is less important than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/western-civilization-has-not-yet-learned-the-lesson-that-the-energy/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/sydney-j-harris-1578_civilization_western-civilization-has-not-yet-learned_2048789.png)

> [The United States, under President Trump, is abdicating an important moral obligation to all democracies by seeming to shrug off the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-cupp/the-united-states-under-president-trump-is-abdicating-an-important/)

[S.E. Cupp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-cupp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/s-e-cupp-5380_allies_the-united-states-under-president-trump_2918198.png)

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