Morality Quote by Anthony Trollope
““There are general laws current in the world as to morality. 'Thou shalt not steal,' for instance. That has “necessarily been current as a law through all nations. But the first man you meet in the street will have ideas about theft so different from yours, that, if you knew them as you know your own, you would say that this law and yours were not even founded on the same principle.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Way We Live Now
Morality laws vary across cultures; what is legal in one place may be immoral in another
In simple terms: Legal and moral standards differ worldwide
Key Takeaway
Respect cultural differences while upholding universal ethics
Themes
culture
morality
law
Mood
thoughtful
inquisitive
Type
philosophical
ethical
When to use this quote
- international business
- travel
- human rights work
Key Concepts
ethical relativism
cross‑cultural ethics
legal philosophy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we reconcile conflicting moral codes?
- When should universal principles override local customs?
A Different Perspective
Universal morals may still be needed to protect basic rights
![“We just totally have abandoned reality here, and the Democrats have created a new reality that is not real whatsoever that people have bought into and accepted, to the point now where the upholding of current law is what's considered lawless and partisan and political, and [Barak] Obama attempting…” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/698/rush-limbaugh-28_abandoned_we-just-totally-have-abandoned-reality-h_705761.jpg)
![“When the gap between the world of the city and the world my grandfather had presented to me as right and good became too wide and depressing to tolerate, I'd turn to my other great love, which was pulp adventure fiction. Despite the fact that [he] would have had nothing but scorn and loathing for…” quote by Alan Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a7/alan-moore-583_adventure_when-the-gap-between-the-world-of-the-ci_1329051.jpg)
