“We certainly did—I do not deny it—have immeasurably more individual freedom, and we did not just welcome that, we made use of… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
“Suppose it should turn out that no such person as Christ ever lived. What harm would that do justice or mercy? Wouldn't… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Hygiene is the corruption of medicine by morality. It is impossible to find a hygienist who does not debase his theory of… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“God bids you not to commit lechery, that is, not to have sex with any woman except your wife. You ask of… — Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
“He is a demon, Clarissa,” said Valentine, still in the same soft voice. “A demon with a man’s face. I know how… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
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“We not only do not believe that man is punished for his 'sins,' but emphatically state that there is no such thing… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“I found that when women were able to act in line with their natural inclinations and ambitions -- whether to work or… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . .… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
“A good will is good not because of what it performs or effects, not by its aptness for the attainment of some… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Utilitarianism is a civilization of production and of use, a civilization of "things" and not of "persons," a civilization in which persons… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
There is no longer a Christian mind ... the modern Christian has succumbed to secularization. He accepts religion - its morality, its… — Harry Blamires Copy Share Image
If the contemplation, even of inanimate beauty, is so delightful; if it ravishes the senses, even when the fair form is foreign… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Art itself is essentially ethical; because every true work of art must have a beauty or grandeur of some kind, and beauty… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
Realising the healthy international relations can be created only among populations made up of individuals who themselves are healthy and enjoy a… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“In addition to these physical problems, sexually transmitted diseases are rampant among the homosexual population. 75% of homosexual men carry one or… — William Lane Craig Copy Share Image
“[J]ust the sight of this book, even though it was of no authority, made me wonder how it happened that so many… — Christine de Pizan Copy Share Image
If the [Vestiges] be true, the labours of sober induction are in vain; religion is a lie; human law is a mass… — Adam Sedgwick Copy Share Image
The proper office of religion is to regulate the heart of men, humanize their conduct, infuse the spirit of temperance, order, andobedience;… — David Hume Copy Share Image
People in office have to become models of correct behaviour. What they say and how they act should be beyond criticism. And… — D. R. Karthikeyan Copy Share Image
“The death of Robert G. Ingersoll , on July 21, 1899, was one of the most widely -- noted events of that… — Herman E. Kittredge Copy Share Image
“One would like to be loved, recognized, for what one is, and by everyone. But that is an adolescent desire. Sooner or… — Robert Zaretsky Copy Share Image
“It was Daisuke's conviction that all morality traced its origins to social realities. He believed there could be no greater confusion of… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“The acceptance of oneself is the essence of the whole moral problem and the epitome of a whole outlook on life. That… — C.G. Jung Copy Share Image
“And though it be not so in the physical, yet in moral science that which cannot be understood is not always profitless.… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
More than a decade ago, a Supreme Court decision literally wiped off the books of fifty states statutes protecting the rights of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We all listen to two voices. One voice leads us to our vices. The other voice leads us to our virtues. One… — Tom Krause Copy Share Image
“We can know what we do wrong even before we do it, but self-knowledge can't affect or change the outcome, can it?… — Colleen McCullough Copy Share Image
[The church] is in its major part an opponent still of progress and improvement in all the ways that diminish suffering in… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Honesty is a moral virtue, a matter of the will. Honesty means willing the truth with the whole of your heart. This… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
If in the modern world wars have unfortunately to be fought (and they do, it seems) then they must be stopped at… — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
For the utilitarian, there is a fact of the matter about the good (the general happiness, or whatever conception of the good… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
“In 1881, being on a visit to Boston, my wife and I found ourselves in the Parker House with the Ingersoll 's,… — Moncure Daniel Conway Copy Share Image
My version of relativism is pluralistic and attributes functions to morality that in combination with human nature place limits on what could… — David Wong Copy Share Image
But there was a time when each of us stood naked before the world, confronting life as a serious problem with which… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“In foreign policy, a modest acceptance of fate will often lead to discipline rather than indifference. The realization that we cannot always… — Robert D. Kaplan Copy Share Image
“Killing, raping and looting have been common practices in religious societies, and often carried out with clerical sanction. The catalogue of notorious… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
![“[J]ust the sight of this book, even though it was of no authority, made me wonder how it happened that so many different men – and learned men among them – have been and are so inclined to express both in speaking and in their treatises and writings so many wicked insults about women and their…” quote by Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/462/christine-de-pizan-13257_behaviour_j-ust-the-sight-of-this-book-even-though_2137746.jpg)
![“If the [Vestiges] be true, the labours of sober induction are in vain; religion is a lie; human law is a mass of folly, and a base injustice; morality is moonshine; our labours for the black people of Africa were works of madmen; and man and woman are only better beasts!” quote by Adam Sedgwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ba/adam-sedgwick-38188_beast_if-the-vestiges-be-true-the-labours-of-s_2635257.jpg)
![“[The church] is in its major part an opponent still of progress and improvement in all the ways that diminish suffering in the world, because it has chosen to label as morality a certain narrow set of rules of conduct which have nothing to do with human happiness; and when you say that this or…” quote by Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bb2/bertrand-russell-69_certain_the-church-is-in-its-major-part-an-oppon_1591489.jpg)
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