Quotes About Morality

Robin Hood was also a terrorist ? but he had some style and a little class.

Wie wunderbar ist es, dass kein Mensch seine Schuld öffentlich zeigen muss. Wie entsetzlich ist es, dass jeder Mensch seine Schuld in seinem Inneren jeden Tag anschauen muss.

Religiosity that is hostile to sex is the product of authoritarian society.

The existence of strict moral principles has invariably signified that the biological, and specifically the sexual needs of man were not being satisfied. Every moral regulation is in itself sex-negating, and all compulsory morality is life-negating.

The institution of marriage would be damaged. Ideologically, marital morality must be kept intact, in spite of the contradictory facts of sexual life, because marriage is the backbone of the authoritarian family, which in turn is the breeding ground for authoritarian ideologies and character structure.

Shalt's" and "shalt not's" will break in later in a most tragic fashion and murder Christ in every single child.

In real man, the "god-given" genital embrace has turned into the pornographic 4-lettering male-female intercourse.

Como eu disse, semelhantes exemplos não adiantariam nada. Onde o trabalho científico é mantido sob a jurisdição da moralidade, não é guiado pelos fatos — mas pelos códigos morais. (...) Esse tipo de "ciência objetiva" é uma das mós presas ao pescoço de uma humanidade que se está afogando.

Düzen"in ç?karlar? u?rana öldürmeyi sürdürüyorsun; ama korkakça, sinsi sinsi öldürüyorsun. Beni herkesin önünde ahlâks?zl?kla suçlarken do?rudan gözlerimin içine bakamazs?n. Çünkü hangimizin daha ahlâks?z, hangimizin ?ehvet dü?künü, hangimizin aç?k saç?k yay?nlar?n hayran? oldu?unu çok iyi biliyorsun.

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.

To judge a man means nothing other than to ask: What content does he give to the form of humanity? What concept should we have of humanity if he were its only representative?

The best men are not consistent in good—why should the worst men be consistent in evil?

The fool's crime is the crime that is found out and the wise man's crime is the crime that is not found out.

History offers some consolation by reminding us that sin has flourished in every age.

Unfortunately, this world is full of people who are ready to think the worst when they see a man sneaking out of the wrong bedroom in the middle of the night.

A nation has no conscience. How can it be aroused? A eunuch in bed with a doll is not disturbed.

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street and Broadway.

Never mind your happiness; do your duty.

The laws that Charondas gave to Catana,... A man might divorce his wife, or a wife her husband, said Charondas, but then he or she must not marry anyone younger than the divorced mate.

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. . . let us be above such transparent egotism.

The greatest question of our time is not communism vs. individualism, not Europe vs. America, not even the East vs. the West; it is whether men can bear to live without God.

It is useful to remember, however, that neglecting valid stereotypes inevitably results in suboptimal judgments. Resistance to stereotyping is a laudable moral position, but the simplistic idea that the resistance is costles is wrong. The costs are worth paying to achieve a better society, but denying that the costs exist, while satisfying to the soul and politically correct, is no scientifically defensible.

However, when the subjects were placed in a positive mood—induced by watching a five-minute video segment—they became three times more likely to say that they would push the man off the bridge. Whether we regard "Thou shalt not kill" as an absolute principle or are willing to kill one stranger to save five should reflect our deepest values. Yet our choice seems to depend on what video clip we have just watched.