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title: "8 Think Ethics Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I think the ethics and morals of genetic engineering are very complicated. It intrigues me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-spottiswoode/i-think-the-ethics-and-morals-of-genetic-engineering-are-very/)

[Roger Spottiswoode](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-spottiswoode/)

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> [I wanted to understand. I'm not here to support one, but I am here to criticize all, on a principled position. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/i-wanted-to-understand-i-m-not-here-to-support-one-but-i-am-here-to/)

[Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/)

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> [You'd be a fool or a deluded idealist to think ethics would be prominent on Wall Street. That is not a statement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-levitt/you-d-be-a-fool-or-a-deluded-idealist-to-think-ethics-would-be/)

[Steven Levitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-levitt/)

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> [So I think ethics is the broader thing that's less focused on prohibitions and is more perhaps looking at principles and questions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/so-i-think-ethics-is-the-broader-thing-that-s-less-focused-on/)

[Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/)

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> [I think ethics is always there; it's not always a very thoughtful or reflective ethics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/i-think-ethics-is-always-there-it-s-not-always-a-very-thoughtful-or/)

[Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/)

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> [Banks need to think through their ethics very carefully, and many have done so. I dont know any bank that dismisses the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-welby/banks-need-to-think-through-their-ethics-very-carefully-and-many-have/)

[Justin Welby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-welby/)

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> [Banks need to think through their ethics very carefully, and many have done so. I don't know any bank that dismisses the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-welby/banks-need-to-think-through-their-ethics-very-carefully-and-many-have-2/)

[Justin Welby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-welby/)

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> [If people knew of ethics violations, they should have sent them to the Ethics Committee. If you think there was serious ethics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barney-frank/if-people-knew-of-ethics-violations-they-should-have-sent-them-to-the/)

[Barney Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barney-frank/)

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