There are certain stories that remind you of the moral purpose that originally drew you to become a reporter. — David Grann Copy Share Image
Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Many writers lay very great stress upon some definite moral purpose, at which they profess to aim their works. — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
“What makes a man a 'sophist' is not his faculty, but his moral purpose. (1355b 17)” — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“I’ve never actually seen the military used to any higher moral purpose. There is always the bottom line, somewhere, somehow.” — Stan Goff Copy Share Image
To make our moral purpose efficient and useful, our minds must be as wide-awake and penetrating as possible. — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture and very much to our… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“By the grace of reality and the nature of life, man–every man–is an end in himself, he exists for his own sake,… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“What we have before us then, is three distinct purposes for a university: the commercial purpose (starting a career), Stephen Pinker’s cognitive… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Man—every man—is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The only proper, moral purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence -… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“when the highest virtues of mankind cannot be accomplished fully through voluntary actions, the greater good demands that the government compel people… — S.W. Southwick Copy Share Image
“The Objectivist ethics, in essence, hold that man exists for his own sake, that the pursuit of his own happiness is his… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Environmental history was . . . born out of a moral purpose, with strong political commitments behind it, but also became, as… — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
“[L]ike it or not, the right timing is an inescapable part of human endeavor and thus of politics. . . . But… — Clarke D. Forsythe Copy Share Image
![“[L]ike it or not, the right timing is an inescapable part of human endeavor and thus of politics. . . . But some activists suggest that "timing" is irrelevant in public policy and politics. In their view, it's just another "excuse" by "incrementalists," another example of their traitorous…” quote by Clarke D. Forsythe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/clarke-d-forsythe-228614_politics_l-ike-it-or-not-the-right-timing-is-an-i_300251.jpg)
