Character Quote by G.K. Chesterton

“We know too much, and what might have been excused in other times can no longer stand up to reason. ... with that understanding…

— Wayne Pacelle

To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know

— Alexis Carrel

“...being in a position to know and nevertheless shunning knowledge creates direct responsibility for the consequences...”

— Albert Speer

“Man has two windows to his mind : through one he can see his own self as it is; through the other, he can…

— Ghandi

“Knowledge is the responsibility for the integrity of what we are.”

— J.R. Bronowski

“On a practical level, there are two vital steps to ethical behavior: knowing what is right and doing it.”

— Michael Josephson

“Man’s responsibility is correspondingly operative with his free agency. Actions in harmony with divine law and the laws of nature will bring happiness, and…

— David O. McKay

A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.

— William Faulkner

Actions have consequences. Ignorance about the nature of those actions does not free a person from responsibility for the consequences. (28)

— Stephen Dobyns

A man is already of consequence in the world when it is known that we can implicitly rely upon him. Often I have known…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“When a society removes moral responsibility by belief that the acquisition of knowledge comes from an unknown and mysterious venue, it loses its ability…

— Al Stefanelli

“as per the law of unintended consequences, no matter what people’s intention when they do something, they rarely know what the ultimate outcome of…

— James Wallman