Advancement Quote by William Wilberforce

The morals of men are more governed by their pursuits than by their opinions. A type of virtue is first formed by circumstances, and…

— William Edward Hartpole Lecky

The greatest influence for good comes from those quiet folks who make morals, not moralizing, their vocation.

— Lawrence Reed

[There is] an increasing tendency among modern men to imagine themselves ethical because they have delegated their vices to larger and larger groups.

— Reinhold Niebuhr

To discover the true principles of morality, men have no need of theology, of revelation, or of gods. They need but common sense. They…

— Jean Meslier

Morality is character and conduct such as is required by the circle or community in which the man's life happens to be placed. It…

— Henry Ward Beecher

Authority is mainly a moral power; therefore, it must first call upon the conscience, that is, upon the duty that each person has to…

— Pope John XXIII

“A substantial good drawn from a real evil, is of the same benefit to society as if drawn from a virtue; and where men…

— Thomas Paine

We should be led by principles and morals and not by men.

— Killer Mike

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

— Stephen Covey

Persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should be adopted to influence the conduct of men. The opposite course would be a reversal of human nature, which…

— Abraham Lincoln

Men of authority have employed all the destructive agents around them to promote their own personal interests at the sacrifice of every just, honorable,…

— John White Geary

The men can have a moral compass that is just unshakeable, they can have ethics that run to the core.

— Lupe Fiasco