Moral Quotes

4082 Moral quotes by 2158 unique authors

For at the same time many people seem eager to extend the circle of our moral consideration to animals, in our factory farms and laboratories… — Michael Pollan
The law is constantly based on notions of morality, and if all laws representing essentially moral choices are to be invalidated under the due process… — Byron White
To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching. — Warren E. Burger
If we are not inwardly wrought upon, and changed by the powerful operations of the Holy Spirit, and our moral actions proceed from a principle… — George Whitefield
Unless education promotes character making, unless it helps men to be more moral, more just to their fellows, more law abiding, more discriminatingly patriotic and… — William Howard Taft
Our dangers, as it seems to me, are not from the outrageous but from the conforming; not from those who rarely and under the lurid… — Learned Hand
If you are for gun control, then you are not against guns, because the guns will be needed to disarm people. So it’s not that… — Stefan Molyneux
Failure to believe stems from moral failure to recognize the truth, not from want of evidence, but from willful neglect or distortion of the evidence. — D. A. Carson
The world needs to see Christians burning, not with self-righteous fury at the sliding morals in our country, but with passion for God. — Kevin DeYoung
It’s all too easy to turn the fight of faith into sanctification-by-checklist. Take care of a few bad habits, develop a couple good ones, and… — Kevin DeYoung
I certainly don’t believe in religion, although I find it fascinating that it’s become so powerful in the world and it’s kind of dictated morals… — Noel Gallagher
Religion acts as a moral gardener, to weed out, or suppress, evil tendencies, which, like weeds and nettles, would shoot up spontaneously in the wonderful… — Henry Morton Stanley
I do admit to mocking atheists, because mockery is a legitimate form of debate according to my rule Book. God Himself mocks evil men who… — Ray Comfort
The moral certitude of the state in wartime is a kind of fundamentalism. And this dangerous messianic brand of religion, one where self-doubt is minimal,… — Chris Hedges
The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reality television shows, most of which encourage a dark voyeurism into other people's humiliation, pain,… — Chris Hedges
What is called matriarchy is simply moral anarchy, in which the mother alone remains fixed because all the fathers are fugitive and irresponsible. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Society asks of most men more than sheer intellect ability-it demands also moral hardiness, self-discipline, a competitive spirit and other qualities that in more old-fashioned… — Unknown Author
As a general truth, it is safe to say that any picture that produces a moral impression is a bad picture. — Edmond de Goncourt
Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber. — Rick Warren
Christianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. That’s the Christianity I grew… — Shane Claiborne
And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced… — Christopher Dawson
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not… — Christopher Dawson
Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy. — Edward Heath
And there isn't any way that one can get rid of the guilt of having a nice body by saying that one can serve society… — Margaret Drabble
Capitalism is based on self-interest and self-esteem; it holds integrity and trustworthiness as cardinal virtues and makes them pay off in the marketplace, thus demanding… — Alan Greenspan

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