Character Quote by Albert Bandura

A society whose moral ideas, inhibit their own defense will always suffer defeat by the very predators they deem immoral. In any conflict the…

— Randy Wayne White

Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends.

— Albert Bandura

As we have come to understand the psychology of evil, we have realized that such transformations of human character are not as rare as…

— Philip Zimbardo

“Most of us perceive Evil as an entity, a quality that is inherent in some people and not in others. Bad seeds ultimately produce…

— Philip G. Zimbardo

No one punishes the evil-doer under the notion, or for the reason, that he has done wrong -- only the unreasonable fury of a…

— Plato

“Philosophical theories can in this way become a destructive venture, confusing matters with false choices and sterile power schemes the cruel are only too…

— Matthew Scully

Misbehavior and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other - on the contrary they breed and reinforce each other.

— Anonymous

As we develop the moral aspect of our lives, we often adapt standards of right and wrong that serve as guides and deterrents for…

— Albert Bandura

To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

— Maximilien Robespierre

There needs to be a similar degree of flexibility and generosity in the recognition of the humaneness and worth of people who we generally…

— Jimmy Carter

“any significant and lasting transformations of society require significant changes in the moral fiber of individual human beings; for as long as greed, hatred,…

— Dalai Lama XIV