Conscience Quotes

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People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide. — Will Rogers
Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick,… — Mitt Romney
Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. But from the beginning, this nation… — Mitt Romney
President Obama orders religious organizations to violate their conscience. I will defend religious liberty and overturn regulations that trample on our first freedom. — Mitt Romney
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? — Eleanor Roosevelt
What a man calls his 'conscience' is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love. — Helen Rowland
The Obama Administration's obsession with forcing mandates on the American people has now reached a new low by violating the conscience rights and religious liberties… — Marco Rubio
Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, you're saying you have a political conscience but you… — Jose Saramago
If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not. — Howard Schultz
I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You've got to be truthful. I don't think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are… — Howard Schultz
Love is too young to know what conscience is. — William Shakespeare
There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot. — George Bernard Shaw
Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are at the mercy of those who have none. — George Bernard Shaw
The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience. — Adam Smith
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? — Adam Smith
Our enemies are our evil deeds and their memories, our pride, our selfishness, our malice, our passions, which by conscience or by habit pursue us… — George A. Smith
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience. — Sydney Smith
I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive… — Edward Snowden

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