Moral Imperative Quotes

33 quotes by 30 authors

The earth has enough knowledge and resources to eradicate this ancient scourge. Hunger has plagued the world for thousands of years. But ending it is… — George McGovern
Information is not synonymous with knowledge. Information is only data, parts of the whole. Knowledge has a moral imperative to enhance intellectual and spiritual unity. — Ruth Nanda Anshen
We're all agreed that climate change is one of the greatest and most daunting challenges of our age. We have a moral imperative to act… — David Cameron
Laws that require equal protections reinforce the moral imperative of equality. — Hillary Clinton
The scientists are virtually screaming from the rooftops now. The debate is over! There's no longer any debate in the scientific community about this. But… — Al Gore
The moral imperative of life is to live a life that detracts not at all from the lives available to those who will follow us… — Don Richardson
Environmental policies are not just about good publicity; they are about responding to the moral imperative to address both climate change and resource depletion...A company… — Toby Robins
The moral imperative to make big changes is inescapable...that what we take for granted may not be here for our children — Al Gore
Liberal gardeners are people who feel that, through gardening, we can alleviate our sense of alienation from nature; and that, through good gardening, we can… — Deborah Needleman
We've got the science, we've had the debate. The moral imperative is on the table. Great creativity is needed to take it all, make it… — Andy Hobsbawm
Action isn't a burden to be hoisted up and lugged around on our shoulders. It is something we are. The work we have to do… — Joanna Macy
All the reasons which made the initiation of physical force evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative. — Ayn Rand
Whether you believe it a moral imperative or in the rich world's enlightened self-interest, securing the conditions that will lead to a healthy, prosperous future… — Bill Gates
But all of this action goes on in the dark, hidden underground. Itâ€™s called stealing or piracy, as if sharing a wealth of knowledge were… — Aaron Swartz
Only conservatives believe that subversion is still being carried on in the arts and that society is being shaken by it. Advanced art today is… — Harold Rosenberg
Our moral imperative is to work with all our powers for that day when the children of the world grow up without the fear of… — Ronald Reagan
Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The great biblical tradition… — Pope Francis
I think a novelist must be more tender with living or 'real' people. The moral imperative of having been entrusted with their story looms before… — Rick Bass
Two presidents pursued human rights policies that were serious and effective: Reagan and George W. Bush. They understood that American support for human rights activists… — Elliott Abrams
When we start deceiving ourselves into thinking not that we want something... but that it is a moral imperative that we have it, that is… — Joan Didion

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