Quotes About Morality

A German philosopher once wrote that he who fights monsters must take care that he doesn't become one himself.

He who fights monsters must take care that he doesn't become one himself.

Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness.

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

We do not just blindly concede control to authorities; instead we follow the cues provided by our moral communities on how best to behave.

A second parent in the home provides back-up support in discipline when the other is at the breaking point, and a doubling of the emotional, intellectual, and moral resources that a child can draw on.

I'm a pro-life candidate because I believe that science is proving us right every day.

It is one of the oldest maxims of moral prudence: Do not, by aspiring to what is impracticable, lose the opportunity of doing the good you can effect!

New Hampshire has always shown prudence and responsibility in its application of the death penalty.

'Breaking Bad' is great at blurring the line between good and evil. It makes you feel compassion for Walter White so you're with him throughout this descent into the darker parts of his psyche. The bad that we're capable of is all circumstantial.

I feel really ambiguous about the psychology of people trying to do good in the world.

Psychology doesn't like to talk about evil. It likes to talk about bad childhoods. But I very much believe that some people are evil and motivation is not necessary for evil.

I don't believe that we evolved moral psychology; it just doesn't seem plausible to me as a biological phenomenon.

The abortion issue has intersected with my public life from the very beginning.

Public office must not be a means to profit or become rich.

Mob law is the most forcible expression of an abnormal public opinion; it shows that society is rotten to the core.

Justice is not easy. It does not fit the mold of public opinion.

The contemporary political scientist believes that he can avoid the necessity of moral judgments and that he can help frame public policy without committing himself to any ethical position.

I learned that public service is a privilege that must be based on moral foundations.

I don't want to do anything that capitalizes personally on the fact that I've been in public service.

Many novels and modern publications are corrupters of morals or distorters of truth.

I come from a highly moral family. I was very much taught what was right and wrong, and in my perception of things, I did something that was very wrong. To know that, and to then be so publicly exposed, was very hard.

When a character does something appalling but you still want to root for them, I find that the most exciting challenge to play, if you can pull it off. You're not supposed to like it, but you can't help it.

If I see something that's morally ambiguous or ambiguously beautiful or has some pull in some way, I won't censor myself; I always run towards the light.