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Moral Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein
- Since survival is the sine qua non, I now define the "moral behavior" as "behavior that tends toward survival".
- But does Man have any 'right' to spread through the universe? Man is what he is, a wild animal with the will to survive, and…
- In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is to never let them find…
- Men rarely if ever dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.
- Morals — all correct moral laws — derive from the instinct to survive. Moral behavior is survival behavior above the individual level.
- Under what circumstances is it moral for a group to do that which is not moral for a member of that group to do alone?
- In terms of morals there is no such thing as ‘state.’ Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts.
- Man has no moral instinct. He is not born with moral sense. You were not born with it, I was not - and a puppy…
- Most gods have the morals of a spoiled child.
More Moral Quotes
- Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave… — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for… — Aristotle
- Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. — Isaac Asimov
- Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. — Kate Atkinson
- It's a moral question about whether we have the right to exterminate species. — David Attenborough
- Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
- It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral. — Francis Bacon