Ability Quote by Stanislaw Lem

“Morality is an evolutionary adaption for any sentient species. Our survival is promoted by working together, and any group requires a moral code to…

— Jasper T. Scott

It's a morality that keeps humans human.

— Shimon Peres

“What we now call "morality" was evolved – as nearly all social and physical human attributes were – to aid us in survival and,…

— David G. McAfee

The notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who…

— Cormac McCarthy

...our species is one, and each of the individuals who compose it are entitled to equal moral consideration.

— Michael Ignatieff

Morality has in the past made progress when we broadened the category of things we weren't permitted to harm (animals, 'infidels'); saw through some…

— Catherine Wilson

We're the only creature God ever created that doesn't want to adapt. We want to make it stand still. And one thing that's constant…

— Don Young

What makes this danger so terrible is that humans tip the balance of your world. No other species can make such a difference, for…

— Anonymous

We are naturally moral beings, but our environments can enhance - or, sadly, degrade - this innate moral sense.

— Paul Bloom

Morality comes from a commitment to treat other as we wish to be treated, which follows from the realization that none of us is…

— Steven Pinker

“Our treatment of animals and our attitude toward them are crucial not only to any pretensions we have to ethical behavior but the humankind's…

— Joy Williams

Our conceptions of morality, as all our other ideas, pass through a course of development; the difficulty comes in adjusting our conduct, which has…

— Jane Addams