Good Motive Quotes
- We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive. — Lord Byron
- Do not consider Collectivists as "sincere but deluded idealists". The proposal to enslave some men for the sake of others is not an ideal; brutality… — Ayn Rand
- The draft is a monstrous violation of individual liberty, and even a good motive cannot make it otherwise. In a free society no one should… — Sheldon Richman
- Give a good deed the credit of a good motive; and give an evil deed the benefit of the doubt. — Brander Matthews
- It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not… — Dirk Benedict
- Do not ever say that the desire to 'do good' by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. — Ayn Rand
- Conviction is a good motive, but a bad judge. — Albert Einstein