Justification Quotes

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Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This… — Albert Bandura
I want to say that nobody accuses their parents of abusing them without justification to do that. I didn't just make it up. A lot… — Roseanne Barr
Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when… — Edward de Bono
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. — Ray Bradbury
Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it. — Albert Camus
The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit,… — Noam Chomsky
Let me say this as clearly as I can: No matter how sharp a grievance or how deep a hurt, there is no justification for… — William J. Clinton
A lot of people in spiritual life use the awareness of difference, and the spiritual glorification of difference, as a justification to indulge in that… — Andrew Cohen
A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature. — Guillaume Apollinaire
If circumcision has any justification AT ALL, it should be medical only. Parents' religion is the worst of all reasons - pure child abuse. — Richard Dawkins
Reforms to our complex and dysfunctional immigration system should not in any way favor those who came here illegally over the millions of applicants who… — Mike Lee
And when he is obliged to take the life of any one, to do so when there is a proper justification and manifest reason for… — Niccolo Machiavelli
To choose a hardship for ourselves is our only defense against that hardship. This is what is meant by accepting suffering. Those who, by their… — Cesare Pavese
If the unborn is a human person, no justification for abortion is adequate. — Greg Koukl
The only justification for our concepts and systems of concepts is that they serve to represent the complex of our experiences; beyond this they have… — Albert Einstein
Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which are done for their own… — George Santayana
Killing animals for sport, for pleasure, for adventure, and for hides and furs is a phenomena which is at once disgusting and distressing. There is… — Dalai Lama
Most cats do not approach humans recklessly. The possibility of concealed weapons, clods or sticks, tend to make them reserved. Homeless cats in particular-with some… — Lloyd Alexander
Not until the creation and maintenance of decent conditions of life for all people are recognized and accepted as a common obligation of all people… — Albert Einstein
The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct… — John von Neumann

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