L]iberalism holds that the resources (divine and human) that are available for the achievement of meaningful change justify an attitude of ultimate… — James Luther Adams Copy Share Image
Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end. — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous,… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
To preach Christ is to feed the soul, to justify it, to set it free, and to save it, if it believes… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“A Man who doesn't want to justify himself after being falsely accused, is apparently at Fault — or he has been accused… — Sino Melo Copy Share Image
It's really not rocket science. If animals are not mere things; if they have moral value, we cannot justify eating, wearing, or… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice. — Randall Terry Copy Share Image
Quit being so hard on yourself. We are what we are; we love what we love. We don't need to justify it… — Scott Lynch Copy Share Image
When you say, ‘I have nothing to hide,’ you’re saying, ‘I don’t care about this right.’ You’re saying, ‘I don’t have this… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I came from a family who believed in, in quotes, the Rights of Man, who believed that in order to justify the… — Richard Attenborough Copy Share Image
We will not stand for it any more. No more lies. No more pre-emptive, illegal war, based on false information. No more… — Rocky Anderson Copy Share Image
The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed. Blame the human heart. — Bono Copy Share Image
“Whenever and wherever men have engaged in the mindless slaughter of animals (including other men), they have often attempted to justify their… — Farley Mowat Copy Share Image
If we are to put the era of nuclear terror behind us, we must struggle against the real 'enemy.' That enemy is… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
What happened after 9/11 - and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not -… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Every major power always seeks to justify its action on moral grounds. Such behaviour is almost as old as the hills. The… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Too soon we breast the tape and too late we realize the fun lay in the running. We deny that the end… — Walt Kelly Copy Share Image
Complete liberty of contradicting and disproving our opinion, is the very condition which justifies us in assuming its truth for purposes of… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
By reading Huckleberry Finn I felt I was able to justify my act of going into the mountain forest at night and… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
Do not think your story [for a one-person show] is unique. . . . your story is the same as millions of… — Julie Halston Copy Share Image
There is nothing more 'elitist' than thinking our palate pleasure can ever justify a second of suffering or a single death. Please… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image