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“Realism maintains that universal moral principles cannot be applied to the actions of states in their abstract universal formulation, but that they must be…

— Hans J. Morgenthau

The slogan 'Never Again!' that emerged after the Holocaust implies that the Holocaust has a universal moral meaning, which, if properly learned, can provide…

— David Novak

Four innate sentiments dispose people to a universal moral sense. These are sympathy, fairness, self-control and duty.

— James Q. Wilson

I believe there are universal moral values - some of which are very well served by a cosmopolitan attitude. You can think that there…

— Kwame Anthony Appiah

There are many agreements across the so-called "world religions," at a certain level of abstraction. But when it comes to applying them in concrete…

— Kwame Anthony Appiah

“There is no “universal moral urge” and not all ethical systems agree. Polygamy, human sacrifice, infanticide, cannibalism (Eucharist), wife beating, self-mutilation, foot binding, preemptive…

— Dan Barker

“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

There is a universal moral law, as distinct from a moral code, which consists of certain statements of fact about the nature of man,…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

Sound moral principle is the only sure evidence of strength, the only firm foundation of greatness and perpetuity. Where this is lacking, no man's…

— Orson F. Whitney

We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future…

— James Madison

It is probably a pity that every citizen of each state cannot visit all the others, to see the differences, to learn what we…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

When the accumulation of wealth is no longer of high social importance, there will be great changes in the code of morals. We shall…

— John Maynard Keynes