Certain Quote by I. F. Stone Download Open image “A certain moral imbecility marks all ethnocentric movements.” — I. F. Stone ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Certain Character Imbecility Mark Moral Movement
Moral progress has consisted in the main of protest against cruel customs, and of attempts to enlarge human sympathy. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. — Paul Bert Copy Share Image
In virtually every Western society in the 1960s there was a moral revolution, an abandonment of its entire traditional ethic of self-restraint. — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
Moral indignation is one of the most harmful forces in the modern world, the more so as it can always be diverted to sinister… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Rather than offering a strict moral code to live by, popular culture today provides more of a moral posture.” — Jonathan D. Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“The moral sense sanctifies a set of norms and taboos that govern the interactions among people in a culture, sometimes in ways that decrease… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
If our moral attitudes are entirely the result of nonrational factors, such as gut feelings and the absorption of cultural norms, they should either… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
“The general idea of universal moral norms is ancient, widespread, and endorsed by practically every moral authority up until late in the modern period.” — Heath White Copy Share Image
“In such cases, 'we overcome our moral feeling if necessary', freedom, peace, conscience even, all, all are brought into the market.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Moralizing and morals are two entirely different things and are always found in entirely different people — Don Herold Copy Share Image
You have to take the long view. First, when Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, man has already progressed to the point where a… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
The arms race is based on an optimistic view of technology and a pessimistic view of man. It assumes there is no limit to… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
If you live long enough, you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
You've really got to wear a chastity belt in Washington to preserve your journalistic virginity. Once the secretary of state invites you to lunch… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
The only social justice movements worth fighting for are the struggles for justice where you lose, you lose, you lose- until you win. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
There must be renewed recognition that societies are kept stable and healthy by reform, not by thought police; this means there must be free… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
If you want to know about governments, all you need to know is two words: Governments lie. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults,… — Jacques Lusseyran Copy Share Image
One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
For successful education there must always be a certain freshness in the knowledge dealt with. It must be either new in itself or invested… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
People don't always realize that a record is forever. It'll always be there under your name. You've got to be certain that it's right. — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
I started out dancing on a reality TV show, but always with the intention of making my way over to film. I transitioned into… — Julianne Hough Copy Share Image
One of the deepest and strangest of all human moods is the mood which will suddenly strike us perhaps in a garden at night,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A dialogue is very important. It is a form of communication in which question and answer continue till a question is left without an… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
Why do we love certain homes, and why do they seem to love us? It is the warmth of our individual hearts reflected in… — T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Copy Share Image
Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
We've all seen talented young players who get to a certain level but there comes a point where that talent will only take you… — Warren Gatland Copy Share Image
