Moral Basis Quotes
10 quotes by 10 authors
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There is not a single outward mark of courtesy that does not have a deep moral basis.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance,…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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General Colin Powell shocked a lot of people in Washington by speaking out against President Bush's policies, saying that the world is beginning to doubt…
— Jay Leno
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A law is something which must have a moral basis, so that there is an inner compelling force for every citizen to obey.
— Chaim Weizmann
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There is, however, a moral basis for the vegetarian diet for which the indeterminate value of an animal's life takes on irrelevance. And that moral…
— Howard Lyman
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Once you buy the argument that some segment of the citizenry should lose their rights, just because they are envied or resented, you are putting…
— Thomas Sowell
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The Ten Commandments have never been replaced as the moral basis upon which society rests.
— Edwin Louis Cole
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Just carrying a ruler with you in your pocket should be forbidden, at least on a moral basis. The ruler is the symbol of the…
— Friedensreich Hundertwasser
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Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.
— Ralph Nader
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Whereas modern cynicism brought despair about the ability of the human species to realize laudable ideals, postmodern cynicism doesn't — not because it's optimistic, but…
— Robert Wright
Who Wrote These Moral Basis Quotes
10 authors contributed a total of 10 Moral Basis Quotes as follows: