--- title: "9 Makes Moral Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Makes Moral quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Makes Moral sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/paul-david-tripp-1637_moral_sin-makes-us-moral-quadriplegics-1347757_1347757.png" --- > [“Sin makes us moral quadriplegics.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-david-tripp/sin-makes-us-moral-quadriplegics/) [Paul David Tripp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-david-tripp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/paul-david-tripp-1637_moral_sin-makes-us-moral-quadriplegics-1347757_1347757.png) > [I believe that rules do not make us moral; loving each other makes us moral.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/i-believe-that-rules-do-not-make-us-moral-loving-each-other-makes-us/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/adam-savage-4716_believe_i-believe-that-rules-do-not-make-us-mora_2213007.jpg) > [The atheist is cheating whenever he makes a moral judgment, acting as though it has an objective reference, when his philosophy in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-dembski/the-atheist-is-cheating-whenever-he-makes-a-moral-judgment-acting-as/) [William A. Dembski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-dembski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/william-a-dembski-10968_acting_the-atheist-is-cheating-whenever-he-make_1778138.png) > [President Obama was right to ban torture, but the public must understand that this decision carries a potential cost in lost information.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ignatius/president-obama-was-right-to-ban-torture-but-the-public-must/) [David Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ignatius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d1/david-ignatius-3910_decision_president-obama-was-right-to-ban-torture_576872.png) > [Most superheroes are painted with a specific moral objective that makes them who they are. And that moral objective influences everything they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-trank/most-superheroes-are-painted-with-a-specific-moral-objective-that/) [Josh Trank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-trank/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/josh-trank-18366_certain_most-superheroes-are-painted-with-a-spec_882609.jpg) > [I think the story of the Christian faith is how you can become more deeply and fully human, not how you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shelby-spong/i-think-the-story-of-the-christian-faith-is-how-you-can-become-more/) [John Shelby Spong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shelby-spong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acb/john-shelby-spong-1488_christian_i-think-the-story-of-the-christian-faith_2152837.jpg) > [Everyone makes moral choices that better themselves and hurt someone else along the way - and whether or not the means justify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/everyone-makes-moral-choices-that-better-themselves-and-hurt-someone/) [George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38d/george-clooney-1132_character_everyone-makes-moral-choices-that-better_1762223.jpg) > [“What makes us moral beings is that...there are some acts we believe we ought to die rather than commit...But now suppose that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rorty/what-makes-us-moral-beings-is-that-there-are-some-acts-we-believe-we/) [Richard Rorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/richard-rorty-13909_suicide_what-makes-us-moral-beings-is-that-there_929480.jpg) > [The primary function of poetry, as of all the arts, is to make us more aware of ourselves and the world around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-h-auden/the-primary-function-of-poetry-as-of-all-the-arts-is-to-make-us-more/) [W. H. Auden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-h-auden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c1/w-h-auden-856_art_the-primary-function-of-poetry-as-of-all_1705493.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/makes-moral/#itemlist", "name": "Makes Moral Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Sin makes us moral quadriplegics.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul David Tripp" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-david-tripp/sin-makes-us-moral-quadriplegics/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/paul-david-tripp-1637_moral_sin-makes-us-moral-quadriplegics-1347757_1347757.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/paul-david-tripp-1637_moral_sin-makes-us-moral-quadriplegics-1347757_1347757.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/paul-david-tripp-1637_moral_sin-makes-us-moral-quadriplegics-1347757_1347757.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sin makes us moral quadriplegics.” — Paul David Tripp", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe that rules do not make us moral; loving each other makes us moral.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Savage" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/i-believe-that-rules-do-not-make-us-moral-loving-each-other-makes-us/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/adam-savage-4716_believe_i-believe-that-rules-do-not-make-us-mora_2213007.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/adam-savage-4716_believe_i-believe-that-rules-do-not-make-us-mora_2213007.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/adam-savage-4716_believe_i-believe-that-rules-do-not-make-us-mora_2213007.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I believe that rules do not make us moral; loving each other makes us moral.” — Adam Savage", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The atheist is cheating whenever he makes a moral judgment, acting as though it has an objective reference, when his philosophy in fact precludes it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William A. 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