Under the leadership of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the United States has given up the moral high ground that we… — Marty Meehan Copy Share Image
But in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself. Like the night sky in the Greek poem,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If intelligence and capability are not criteria for the possession of rights, why would animals -who have the capacity to feel fear… — Jack Norris Copy Share Image
Most governments do have inbuilt biases in favour of the rich and powerful, and most do contain plenty of manipulators who love… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
If a story seems moral, do not believe it. If at the end of a war story you feel uplifted, or if… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
He [Jesus] was the greatest human being who has ever lived. He was a moral genius. His ethical sense was unique. He… — Charles Templeton Copy Share Image
... Any county's moral strength, or its moral weakness, is quickly measurable by the street attire and attitude of its women -… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
There is no moral equivalent between that butcher and thug and KGB colonel Vladimir Putin and the United States of America, the… — John McCain Copy Share Image
If a man's aspirations towards a righteous life are serious.. .if he earnestly and sincerely seeks a righteous life, his first act… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
If America is to be run by the people, it is the people who must think. And we do not need to… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
We are all so afraid, we are all so alone, we all so need from the outside the assurance of our own… — Ford Madox Ford Copy Share Image
People talk about the idea of special relationships, that is, the morality only really binds people who stand in some kind of… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
[This approach] displays the characteristic philosophical lust to vanquish the skeptic by arguing him out of his skepticism, without appeal to moral… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
I find most American films annoy me because their third act tends to be tying up loose ends and returning to moral… — David Mackenzie Copy Share Image
History presents the pleasantest features of poetry and fiction,--the majesty of the epic, the moving accidents of the drama, the surprises and… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
The hopes of Europe's six million Jews are centered on emigration. I was asked, 'Can you bring six million Jews to Palestine?'… — Chaim Weizmann Copy Share Image
No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person. Two people, when they love each other, grow alike in… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
Strong moral arguments exist for why we should often try to ignore stereotypes or override them. But we shouldn't assume they represent… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
The consideration that human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected will always continue to prompt me to promote the former by… — George Washington Copy Share Image
In some cases, lack of full knowledge or holistic view, that is also part of the problem. But mainly lack of moral… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Many of these Americans who are struggling to survive are Americans of color, .. Their cries for assistance confront America with a… — Elijah Cummings Copy Share Image
Any action coming out of unconsciousness is sin. The action may look virtuous, but it cannot be. You may create a beautiful… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
Changing ideas is a strain not to be lightly incurred, particularly when these ideas are intimately related to one's self-esteem ... men… — Robert E Lane Copy Share Image
America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today.… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism. Religion prevents science from falling into the marsh… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
It is the inevitable effect of religion on public policy that makes it a matter of public concern. Advocates of religiosity extol… — Wendy Kaminer Copy Share Image
The multiplication of individual sects should not fool us: the important point is that the whole of America is preoccupied with the… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
No government can love a child, and no policy can substitute for a family's care. But at the same time, government can… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The morality of the 21st century will depend on how we respond to this simple but profound question: Does every human life… — Wesley J. Smith Copy Share Image
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at… — Christopher Dawson Copy Share Image
Bottom line is that I have had a totally criminal moral code and operated with a totally criminal mind attitude that I… — Mike Rinder Copy Share Image
domestic work is the most elementary form of labor. It is suitable for those with the intelligence of rabbits. All it requires… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
There can be no compromise on basic principles. There can be no compromise on moral issues. There can be no compromise on… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, the goal of stem cell research should be to help our fellow human beings. The debate on this issue has,… — Jim Ryun Copy Share Image
I am glad that the life of pandas is so dull by human standards, for our efforts at conservation have little moral… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Since Deacon Hollingshead's arrival in town last July the Dominion had been hard at work, cleansing New York City of moral corruption.… — Robert Charles Wilson Copy Share Image
But Adam Smith was a philosopher as well as well as an economist, famous in his time as much for his Theory… — Paul Ormerod Copy Share Image
It is a common thing for men to benumb their own arms, and make them as dead and useless by leaning too… — John Flavel Copy Share Image
If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image