Character Quote by Moses Finley

History is not written in the interests of morality.

— Agnes Repplier

The moralist must praise heroism and condemn cruelty; but the moralist does not explain events.

— Georges Lefebvre

History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.

— Gerald R. Ford

A psychological explanation of our feelings is not a moral explanation of our conduct.

— James Rachels

Moralizing and morals are two entirely different things and are always found in entirely different people

— Don Herold

History is a tragegy, not a morality tale.

— Anonymous

There are few instances when American history offers us two clear sides of a moral line.

— Joy Reid

Evolution may explain some features of the moral law, but it can't explain why it should have any real significance.

— Richard Dawkins

Textbooks should show that neither morality nor immorality can simply be conferred upon us by history. Merely being part of the United States, without…

— James W. Loewen

History is either a moral argument with lessons for the here-and-now, or it is merely an accumulation of pointless facts.

— Andrew Marr

History is a tragedy, not a morality tale.

— I. F. Stone

Morality does not depend on religion.

— John Ruskin