Morality Quotes

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The feminist anti-pornography movement, no less than the feminist movement of a century ago, encourages the assumption that male and female sexuality, and possibly morality,… — Barbara Ehrenreich
We must move past indecision to action. We must find new ways to speak for peace in Vietnam and for justice throughout the developing world,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
In struggling for human dignity the oppressed people of the world must not allow themselves to become bitter or indulge in hate campaigns. To retaliate… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Whatever the reason, for most of the present century, the literature and publicity of the old established [animal welfare] groups made a significant contribution to… — Peter Singer
Wine is a part of society because it provides a basis not only for a morality but also for an environment; it is an ornament… — Roland Barthes
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
We've bought into the idea that education is about training and "success," defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and challenge. We should not… — Chris Hedges
As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for… — Coretta Scott King
The trodden worm curls up. This testifies to its caution. It thus reduces its chances of being trodden upon again. In the language of morality:… — Friedrich Nietzsche
If they [liberals] didn't believe we were mean spirited they couldn't stay liberal. They have to believe they mean better than us, but we don't… — Dennis Prager
If the [Vestiges] be true, the labours of sober induction are in vain; religion is a lie; human law is a mass of folly, and… — Adam Sedgwick
Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because… — James A. Garfield
It is a rude feeling, because it is natural only to people standing on the lowest level of morality, and expecting from other nations such… — Leo Tolstoy
Of all the lessons history teaches, this one is the plainest: the person who tries to achieve ends through force is always unscrupulous and is… — Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle
The genius of capitalism consists precisely in its lack of morality. Unless he is rich enough to hire his own choir, a capitalist is a… — Lewis H. Lapham
Shame on such a morality that is worthy of pariahs, and that fails to recognize the eternal essence that exists in every living thing, and… — Arthur Schopenhauer
The more abstractly correct and hence powerful this idea will be, the more impossible remains its complete fulfillment as long as it continues to depend… — Adolf Hitler
We are not masochists - the cross is not an end in itself; it is for glory. We Christians are not looking for suffering, but… — Fabrice Hadjadj
I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essence of good… — Jeff Cooper
Atheistic morality is not impossible, but it will never answer our purpose. — Roswell Dwight Hitchcock

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