Accepting Quote by Michael Shermer

It is fairly easy to grasp abstract moral principles; it can be very difficult to apply them to a given situation, particularly when it…

— Ayn Rand

Morals — all correct moral laws — derive from the instinct to survive. Moral behavior is survival behavior above the individual level.

— Robert A. Heinlein

A moral principle is not a command to act or to forbear acting in a given way: it is a tool for analyzing a…

— John Dewey

Moral principle is the foundation of law.

— Anonymous

The temptation to moralize is strong; it is emotionally satisfying to have enemies rather than problems, to seek out culprits rather than the flaws…

— William Sloane Coffin

The nature of morality must be considered, and preferably before one is exposed to situations where a moral decision is required.

— Brandon Sanderson

To be moral involves taking a position towards that matrix, thinking critically about what is taken for granted.

— Maxine Greene

Moral laws are set as a curb and restraint to these exorbitant desires, which they cannot be but by rewards and punishments, that will…

— John Locke

An individual can be truly moral only when they are their own master. From the moment when they awaken to a comprehension of that…

— Elisee Reclus

To be moral is to discover fundamentally ones own being.

— Simone de Beauvoir

As human beings we are all the same. We have this marvelous intelligence, which sometimes creates problems for us, but when influenced by warm-heartedness…

— Dalai Lama

A man is not moral because he is obedient through fear or ignorance. Morality lives in the realm of perceived obligation...

— Robert Green Ingersoll