Moral Code Quotes

43 quotes by 39 authors

It is no more the function of government to impose a moral code than to impose a religious code. And for the same reason. — Robert Morrison MacIver
In all humility and sincerity we must admit a power higher than ourselves from whom is derived a positive moral code that will give our… — Delbert L. Stapley
Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor. — William O. Douglas
Thus if the First Amendment means anything in this field, it must allow protests even against the moral code that the standard of the day… — William O. Douglas
Religion shows a pattern of heredity which I think is similar to genetic heredity. ... There are hundreds of different religious sects, and every religious… — Richard Dawkins
Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely right and proper for men to… — Emmeline Pankhurst
Few legislators who passed these mental health laws realized that (Brock) Chisholm and his associates defined mental illness as a sense of loyalty to a… — John A. Stormer
If I fall over and make mistakes, I'll pick myself back up and hope for the best and try to conduct myself with as much… — Nicole Kidman
The importance of a high moral code, which is at the foundation of the Scout movement, cannot be stressed too highly. — Nelson Mandela
I can't resist a pretty plant. When I see it, I want it, I buy it, take it home, and plant it where ever I… — Cassandra Danz
Divine Providence has played a great part in our history. I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present… — Harry S. Truman
Direct action against the authority in the shop, direct action against the authority of the law, direct action against the invasive, meddlesome authority of our… — Emma Goldman
It was morality that burned the books of the ancient sages, and morality that halted the free inquiry of the Golden Age and substituted for… — H. L. Mencken
Bottom line is that I have had a totally criminal moral code and operated with a totally criminal mind attitude that I have not fully… — Mike Rinder
If the bible were published as fiction, no reviewer would give it a passing grade. There are some vivid scenes and quotable phrases but there's… — Penn Jillette
Samurai culture did exist really, for hundreds of years and the notion of people trying to create some sort of a moral code, the idea… — Edward Zwick
The Church has no double standard of morality. The moral code of heaven for both men and women is complete chastity before marriage and full… — Ezra Taft Benson
I am really glad I was raised Catholic. I like the fundamental aspects of that religion. I think they give you great grounding in terms… — Frances O'Connor
We believe in a moral code. Communism denies innate right or wrong. As W. Cleon Skousen has said in his timely book, The Naked Communist:… — Ezra Taft Benson
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To… — Walter Lippmann

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