Moral Principles Quotes

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Integrity is what you do behind closed doors or when you think nobody is watching. Integrity is the true essence of who you are, your… — Erik Qualman
Exhorting his students: Be faithful to the moral principles of your religion. — Karl G. Maeser
That the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality. If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it is in vain… — James Madison
Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong. Right is right, even if nobody is right. — Fulton J. Sheen
Hence the sterile, uninspiring futility of a great many theoretical discussions of ethics, and the resentment which many people feel towards such discussions: moral principles… — Ayn Rand
Unbounded morality ultimately becomes counterproductive even in terms of the same moral principles being sought. The law of diminishing returns applies to morality. — Thomas Sowell
Highfalutin moral principles are impossible guides to foreign policy. At worst, they reflect hypocrisy; at best, extreme naivete. — Charles Krauthammer
I think my heart is quite selfish. If I followed my heart, I would not be a good person. But I have moral principles. I… — Jo Nesbo
All universal moral principles are idle fancies. — Marquis de Sade
Men's moral principles are weak enough without their being made subordinate to selfishness; and their selfishness is quite active enough, without any such effort as… — Lysander Spooner
There can be no compromise on moral principles. — Ayn Rand
Remember that rights are moral principles which define and protect a man's freedom of action, but impose no obligations on other men. — Ayn Rand
Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion. — Dalai Lama
The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. — Noah Webster
I was raised the old-fashioned way, with a stern set of moral principles: Never lie, cheat, steal or knowingly spread a venereal disease. Never speed… — Barbara Ehrenreich
True character arises from a deeper well than religion. It is the internalization of moral principles of a society, augmented by those tenets personally chosen… — E. O. Wilson
Someone said that patriotism is the last refuge of cowards; those without moral principles usually wrap a flag around themselves, and those bastards always talk… — Umberto Eco
There are ultimately only two possible adjustments to life; one is to suit our lives to principles; the other is to suit principles to our… — Fulton J. Sheen
On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning of the world to this day, have been quarrelling, fighting,… — Thomas Jefferson
It is probably a pity that every citizen of each state cannot visit all the others, to see the differences, to learn what we have… — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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