Morality Quotes

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America treasures the relationship we have with our many Muslim friends, and we respect the vibrant faith of Islam which inspires countless individuals to lead… — George W. Bush
Consider the Koran, for example; this wretched book was sufficient to start a world-religion, to satisfy the metaphysical need of countless millions for twelve hundred… — Arthur Schopenhauer
The artist's morality lies in the force and truth of his description. — Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly
Censorship may be useful for the preservation of morality, but can never be so for its restoration. — G. D. H. Cole
To become a lawyer you must discard your ethics and become an eloquent devil that views justice as god. — Kane Morgan
Sin is a dangerous toy in the hands of the virtuous. It should be left to the congenitally sinful, who know when to play with… — H. L. Mencken
If we cannot be decent, let us endeavor to be graceful. If we can't be moral, at least we can avoid being vulgar. — Langdon Elwyn Mitchell
A lover would find life less broken apart after a misguided love affair if they could feel that they had been sinful rather than foolish. — Phyllis McGinley
Certain things we cannot accomplish... by any process of government. We cannot legislate intelligence. We cannot legislate morality. No, and we cannot legislate loyalty, for… — Alfred Whitney Griswold
But the most important lesson I have learned in my twenty years or research on morality is that nearly all people are morally motivated. Selfishness… — Jonathan Haidt
Killing for pleasure is wrong and should be banned. Fox hunting, stag hunting and hare coursing are moral issues. It is time that we stood… — Lyndon Harrison, Baron Harrison
Truth without enthusiasm, morality without emotion, ritual without soul, are things Christ unsparingly condemned. Destitute of fire, they are nothing more than a godless philosophy,… — Samuel Chadwick
Of all the systems of morality, ancient or modern which have come under my observation, none appears to me so pure as that of Jesus....I… — Thomas Jefferson
We hear a lot of talk these days about teaching values in higher education. Frankly, I am not sure this can be accomplished through a… — Ernest L. Boyer
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. — Albert Einstein
Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure… — Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Morality, and the ideal of freedom which is the political expression of morality, are not the property of a given party or group, but a… — Benedetto Croce
These are some of the characteristics of the state of mind which the creation and appreciation of haiku demand: Selflessness, Loneliness, Grateful Acceptance, Wordlessness, Non-intellectuality,… — Reginald Horace Blyth
We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is the source and condition of most moral values. What a… — Friedrich August von Hayek
What is so bad about big government? My indictment of big government is that it is bad because it attacks liberty, prosperity, progress, harmony, and… — George Leef

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