Quotes About Ethics

Atheists have as much conscience, possibly more, than people with deep religious conviction, and they still have the same problem of how they reconcile themselves to a bad deed in the past. It's a little easier if you've got a god to forgive you.

All religions accept that there is something called 'criminality.' And criminality cannot be excused by religious fervour.

I will tell you that I'm not religious.

I never was religious, really, but I'm very interested in religion.

Frankly, I'm not religious, but I believe in the cause of humanity - doing good work.

In climbing there is no question of right or wrong. Moral right or wrong, that is a religious question, they have nothing to do with anarchical activity, and classical mountaineering is a completely anarchical activity.

Oh, I don't have any religious beliefs.

I am very much opposed to forcing anyone to violate their conscience or their religious beliefs, and of course, I'm very much opposed to discrimination.

I believe that religious faith schools are highly dubious.

I think for those of us who think that our morality is something that needs to be in touch with our religious faith personally, then it's really important to explain that no one party has a monopoly on faith.

Religious leaders need to be held accountable for their ideas.

A strong case can be made for religious leaders to speak out on political issues.

It might seem perverse for honestly religious people to group their faiths with those of the sadists and megalomaniacs who run most cults, but a growing number are doing just that.

I'm not a religious person.

I'm not a religious person at all.

I'm not a religious person, but I prefer God to money.

So laying people off is not something I do lightly, it's not something I relish.

One of the inevitable aspects of debates about euthanasia is the reluctance on the part of advocates to confront the essence of what they propose.

We rely on the rule of law. I think we've lost touch with that concept in Washington.

The President of the United State is the leader of the free world, and the world has to be able to rely on his or her word, to feel that they have a good moral compass.

Doping has to be fought, cheats must be unmasked, abuse should be punished but all this should remain human.

The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain.

Some vegetarians and vegans may object to in vitro meat, because they don't see the need for meat at all. That's fine for them, and of course they are free to remain vegetarians and vegans and choose not to eat in vitro meat.

If you are going to misuse power then one must remember that power does not remain forever.