--- title: "9 Legal Moral Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Legal Moral quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Legal Moral sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/ban-ki-moon-1778_character_we-have-a-legal-and-moral-obligation-to_1330383.png" --- > [We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/we-have-a-legal-and-moral-obligation-to-rid-our-world-of-nuclear-2/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/ban-ki-moon-1778_character_we-have-a-legal-and-moral-obligation-to_1330383.png) > [The issue of prohibiting pardons shouldn't be a political one, but a legal and moral one that relates to the details of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayelet-shaked/the-issue-of-prohibiting-pardons-shouldn-t-be-a-political-one-but-a/) [Ayelet Shaked](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayelet-shaked/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/ayelet-shaked-6674_case_the-issue-of-prohibiting-pardons-shouldn_2283054.jpg) > [Money is so unlike every other article that I believe a man has neither a legal or a moral right to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/money-is-so-unlike-every-other-article-that-i-believe-a-man-has/) [Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/peter-cooper-47583_money_money-is-so-unlike-every-other-article-t_1271234.jpg) > [“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/one-has-not-only-a-legal-but-a-moral-responsibility-to-obey-just-laws-2/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c9/martin-luther-king-jr-127_character_one-has-not-only-a-legal-but-a-moral-res_1409107.png) > [We are easily deceived about government because we are inclined to accept the following fallacies: (a) Anything legal is also moral. (b)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-verlan-andersen/we-are-easily-deceived-about-government-because-we-are-inclined-to/) [H. Verlan Andersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-verlan-andersen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/h-verlan-andersen-65713_accepting_we-are-easily-deceived-about-government_1391587.jpg) > [“No market economy can function properly without the support of legal and moral sanctions, designed to hold individual agents to their bargains,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-scruton/no-market-economy-can-function-properly-without-the-support-of-legal/) [Roger Scruton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-scruton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/roger-scruton-971_economics_no-market-economy-can-function-properly_2362981.jpg) > [One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/one-has-not-only-a-legal-but-a-moral-responsibility-to-obey-just-laws/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/martin-luther-king-jr-127_agree_one-has-not-only-a-legal-but-a-moral-res_187341.png) > [All my businesses are scrupulously legal. Not because I have any moral problems with crime. It just makes my life easier to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-lieb/all-my-businesses-are-scrupulously-legal-not-because-i-have-any-moral/) [Josh Lieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-lieb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbc/josh-lieb-19178_business_all-my-businesses-are-scrupulously-legal_2154658.jpg) > [Tsars and slaves, the intelligent and the obtuse, publicans and pharisees all have an identical legal and moral right to honor the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-chekhov/tsars-and-slaves-the-intelligent-and-the-obtuse-publicans-and/) [Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-chekhov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/anton-chekhov-298_deceased_tsars-and-slaves-the-intelligent-and-the_358506.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/legal-moral/#itemlist", "name": "Legal Moral Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ban Ki-moon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/we-have-a-legal-and-moral-obligation-to-rid-our-world-of-nuclear-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/ban-ki-moon-1778_character_we-have-a-legal-and-moral-obligation-to_1330383.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/ban-ki-moon-1778_character_we-have-a-legal-and-moral-obligation-to_1330383.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/ban-ki-moon-1778_character_we-have-a-legal-and-moral-obligation-to_1330383.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons.” — Ban Ki-moon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The issue of prohibiting pardons shouldn't be a political one, but a legal and moral one that relates to the details of the specific case before the court.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ayelet Shaked" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayelet-shaked/the-issue-of-prohibiting-pardons-shouldn-t-be-a-political-one-but-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/ayelet-shaked-6674_case_the-issue-of-prohibiting-pardons-shouldn_2283054.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/ayelet-shaked-6674_case_the-issue-of-prohibiting-pardons-shouldn_2283054.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/ayelet-shaked-6674_case_the-issue-of-prohibiting-pardons-shouldn_2283054.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The issue of prohibiting pardons shouldn't be a political one, but a legal and moral one that relates to the…” — Ayelet Shaked", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Money is so unlike every other article that I believe a man has neither a legal or a moral right to take all that he can get.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Cooper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/money-is-so-unlike-every-other-article-that-i-believe-a-man-has/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/peter-cooper-47583_money_money-is-so-unlike-every-other-article-t_1271234.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/peter-cooper-47583_money_money-is-so-unlike-every-other-article-t_1271234.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/peter-cooper-47583_money_money-is-so-unlike-every-other-article-t_1271234.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Money is so unlike every other article that I believe a man has neither a legal or a moral right to take all…” — Peter Cooper", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. 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