Quotes About Morality

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.

It's simply untrue that religion provides the only framework for a universal morality.

It's absolutely clear that whatever cruel and unusual punishments may - may mean with regard to future things, such as death by injection or the electric chair, it's clear that - that the death penalty, in and of itself, is not considered cruel and unusual punishment.

Capital punishment is neither cruel nor unusual.

It is as pleasant as it is unusual to see thoroughly good people getting their deserts.

Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers' suffering or dying in connection with unwanted pregnancies and illegal abortions and unwanted children.

Every tax or rate, forcibly taken from an unwilling person, is immoral and oppressive.

When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the former good and the latter evil, we will not be able to advance the cause of peace because peace cannot be disconnected from freedom.

War at this time and in this place is unwelcome, unwise, and simply wrong.

A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally justified, and every suggestion for improvement as plotting to high treason, is a state that breaks an unwritten law.

I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual.

A great sense of morality was instilled in me through my upbringing in the Catholic faith - particularly because my father is a moral theologian. And morality is something I believe exists separate from faith, as an intrinsic human quality that one should aspire to understand and participate in.

I had a Christian upbringing - it was all about sin and guilt. I was very happy just kissing people. I was like the make-out queen - not even second base.

The ethical code of my upbringing was be good to people and try not to hurt them. You don't need a god to tell you that.

It's the upbringing at home. You can have education abroad, the best of things, but you can be a horrible human being.

The seven deadly sins should be updated. We should add an eighth sin: Cowardice.

It's very hard to uphold individual liberty when the person you're representing is often a crook.

I have a moral position against the death penalty. But I took an oath of office to uphold it. Following an oath of office is also a moral obligation.

If I could tell every Trump supporter two things, it would be to travel and read a history book. Look beyond yourselves; look at how petty the morals you uphold seem when you realize we are not the only ones.

Gossip is hardly uplifting.

Major religions are examples of 'noble lies' aimed at uplifting human stature.

The highest grossing films have great, moral messages - not dirty, base themes, so we're trying to get producers to make more of the uplifting movies.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!