Morality Quotes

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One has only as much morality as one has philosophy and poetry. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading figure… — John Shimkus
No value is higher than self-esteem, but you've invested it in counterfeit securities-and now your morality has caught you in a trap where you are… — Ayn Rand
Stand for something. Don't quest for popularity at the expense of morality and ethics and honesty. — Howard Cosell
I learned at a very early age, the easiest thing in the world is to tell the truth, and then you don't have to remember… — Robert Evans
Feeling that morality has nothing to do with the way you use the resources of the world is an idea that can't persist much longer.… — Barbara Kingsolver
The automobile, practical since 1906, was proceeding to disintegrate and stamp anew the pattern of communication, manners, and city life in the United States, by… — Russell Kirk
We conservatives bemoan the decline in values that has besieged our society. Why then should we not abhor the lack of morality involved in discharging… — Wendell Berry
A low morality will not sustain leadership long, its influence quickly vanishes, it cannot produce its own succession. — Chester Barnard
The social system based on and consonant with the altruist morality-with the code of self-sacrifice- is socialism, in all or any of its variants: fascism,… — Ayn Rand
Thinking that morality is all about commandments is a relatively new way of thinking, since the Reformation. — Timothy Radcliffe
The Japanese chose the principle of eternal peace as the basis of morality for our rebirth after the War. — Kenzaburo Oe
Thereâ€™s no more morality in world affairs, fundamentally, than there was at the time of Genghis Khan. — Noam Chomsky
There is no country in the world in which everything can be provided for by the laws, or in which political institutions can prove a… — Alexis de Tocqueville
I consider the doctrines of Jesus as delivered by himself to contain the outlines of the sublimest system of morality that has ever been taught… — Thomas Jefferson
Mind, I am not preaching anything contrary to accepted morality. I am not advocating free love in this or any other case. Society must go… — Ford Madox Ford
Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Williams… — Barack Obama
In his address of 19 September 1796, given as he prepared to leave office, President George Washington spoke about the importance of morality to the… — George Washington
Every wave of passion restrained is a balance in your favor. It is therefore good policy not to return anger for anger, as with all… — Swami Vivekananda
Religion is one of the most important forces in the world. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew, or a Hindu,… — Nelson Mandela

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