Quotes About Morality

If we teach students that there is no right and wrong, why are we surprised when a couple of students gun down their classmates or a teenage mother leaves her baby in a trash can?

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

Rather, it is the ontological shadowland of "nonhuman others" that must be vindicated. In this quasi-theology, to enter the state of domination/damnation we needn't act to evil effect, deliberately or otherwise. Our "knowledge" is sufficient to condemn us. "Modern science" itself is the source of the evil taint. To know is to be guilty of dominating what is known.

Those with a traditional view of sexual morality-not all of them traditionally religious, by any means-denounce homosexuality as an impermissible detour from the natural course of sexuality. Indeed, the ancient notion of "the abominable and detestable crime against nature" has retained much of its emotional force, and may even be said to have provided the inner logic behind the Supreme Court's decision to uphold state antisodomy statutes.

Needless to say, dualistic thinking is nonetheless commonplace. In Western society, until recently, the overriding tendency was to accord a moral dignity to the "human" which elevated it above the merely natural. Of course this was done by associating humanity with an even higher realm inhabited by God, the angels, the saints, and so forth.

Any war that requires the suspension of reason as a necessity for support is a bad war.

Churchill replied: "To fire willfully[23] on women and children is a disgraceful act, and I am surprised you do not order the officers responsible to be tried by court

War is a profane thing.

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

I'd rather see America save her soul than her face.

Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover . . . refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives.

The prime function of the criminal law is to protect our persons and our property; these purposes are now engulfed in a mass of other distracting, inefficiently performed, legislative duties. When the criminal law invades the spheres of private morality and social welfare, it exceeds its proper limits at the cost of neglecting its primary tasks. This unwarranted extension is expensive, ineffective, and criminogenic.

Man has his being in truth--if he sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself. Whoever betrays truth betrays himself. It is not a question of lying--but of acting against one's conviction.

The ideal of morality has no more dangerous rival than the ideal of supreme strength, of a life of maximum vigor, which has also been called the ideal of aesthetic greatness. That life is in truth the ultimate attainment of the barbarian, and unfortunately in these days of civilization's withering it has won a great many adherents. In pursuance of this ideal man becomes a hybrid thing, a brute-spirit, whose cruel mentality exerts a horrible spell upon weaklings.

Man abides in truth. As one prizes truth, so one cherishes oneself. Whoever betrays truth, betrays himself. We speak not of lies here, but rather of acts against convictions.

Virtue is what happens when wise and courageous choices have become second nature

one group's resistance fighter is another group's rogue.

One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences.

All of us have to be prevaricators, hypocrites, and liars every day of our lives; otherwise the social structure would fall into pieces the first day. We must act in one another's presence just as we must wear clothes. It is for the best

Is not the semblance of guilt, however slight the tinge, already a corruption?

?lk yalan? söyledikten sonra bir daha konu?mamal? insan ümit ediyor ?sa günahlar? affediyor her i? yolunda fakat ?sa günah i?lemedi bunun a??rl???n? bilemez yapt??? bir hataya kitaplarda rastlayamad?m ba?kas?nda günahlar? affetmek kolay...

?nsan hayat?nda bir ki?iye olsun yalan söylememeli. De?il mi efendim?

Ve biz onlara diyece?iz ki: Hesapla?ma günü geldi. ?imdiye kadar yaln?z din kitaplar?nda yarg?land?n?z. Biz fakirler, zavall?lar, yar?m yamalaklar, bu kitaplar? okuyup teselli olurken içinizden güldünüz. Ve ç?karlar?n?za bakt?n?z.

To take something from a person and keep it for oneself: that is robbery. To take something from one person and then turn it over to another in exchange for as much money as you can get: that is business. Robbery is so much more stupid, since it is satisfied with a single, frequently dangerous profit; whereas in business it can be doubled without danger.