Quotes About Morality

One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.

If you vote for evil, you are evil yourself.

The country will never vote in favour of those who do not acknowledge Lord Ram and Lord Krishna.

Since the 1970s, I have asked students if they would first try to save their drowning dog or a drowning stranger. And for 40 years I have received the same results: One third vote for their dog, one third for the stranger, and one third don't know what they would do.

Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.

I voted against this Indian bill, and my conscience yet tells me that I gave a good, honest vote, and one that I believe will not make me ashamed in the day of judgment.

Voters are fed up with politicians like Sen. McConnell who show themselves vacant of any moral compass or patriotic courage, and whose public statements are guided by just one metric - which team you are on.

What is needed to pass gay marriage is not a Democratic majority - this past year has proven that to be true - but politicians and judges comfortable enough to ignore what the majority of the voters want and do what is uncomfortable, unpopular - and morally right.

Seeking justice is always our goal, but we see many too willing to circumvent that.

Man should be ever better than he seems.

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is, but it is often exceedingly difficult to find this out.

All saints are selfish.

Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness.

Selling your country's secrets is always wrong.

I do not want to send anybody else's child to war.

I won't make games with senseless violence. There has to be a reason for it, such as war.

I've still got my senses about me, and I know what's right and wrong, which is the main thing.

I have a sensible set of values that tell me to never lie.

Ethics and power are separate.

I take ethics seriously.

The best sermons are those that are lived.

I don't think anyone sets out to do something bad, it's just that it's very difficult.

I would rather take the role and work and make my own money and self respect than to have sex with someone who has a lot of money.

Sex should not be in the movies and should be in the home, and violence should be in the movies and not in the home.