Quotes About Ethics

mind, Eragon, that no one thinks of himself as a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong.

El peligro no justifica un acto irresponsable, por grave que sea la situación. Arya

Un hombre con conciencia... lo más peligroso del mundo. Nasuada

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Keep in mind, Eragon, that no one thinks of himself as a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong.

No one thinks of himself as a villain, and few make decisions that they think are wrong. A person may dislike his choice, but he will stand by it, because even in the worst of circumstances, he belives that it was the best option available to him at the time. On it's own, being a decent person is no guarantee that you will act well. -Oromis (Eldest)

We don't always get to do what we like. Sometimes we have to do what is right, not what we want

A place where we are responsible for our own actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and because it is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment. I won't tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you.

it is a better world. A place where we are responsible for our own actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and because it is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment. I won't tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you.

No one thinks of himself as a villain and few make decisions they think are wrong.

Because we can better ourselves. Should we give in to our impulses to kill or hurt any who anger us? To take whatever we want from those are weaker and in general to disregard the feelings of others? We are made imperfect and must guard against our flaws lest they destroy us.

Ne pas se faire quelques ennemis de temps en temps, c'est de la lâcheté ou de l'hypocrisie.

place where we are responsible for our own actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and because it is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment

I have a responsibility to improve the world in which I live.

Although he is a soft touch for any cause that helps lift up needy people or perpetuate democracy, he believes that the "tithe" he gives—nearly half of his earnings—is the least anyone should give who is "blessed to live in a great democracy.

This problem - it is age old. To do what is right and save the day without destroying the very thing the day is lived for.

People are responsible for their actions, but not the fruits of their actions. Always do what you think is right, but don't worry if good does not always come from what you do.

Are you asking if I ever spied on you while you were taking a shower?

Giving up our values in the name of security is to lose the battle in advance

I must recognise that in the same situation, I could have been either a killer or an evader... What I do not accept, however, are the old clichés that to explain is to excuse, to understand is to forgive. Explaining is not excusing; understanding is not forgiving.

This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve policemen faced choices, and most of them committed terrible deeds. But those who killed cannot be absolved by the notion that anyone in the same situation would have done as they did. For even among them, some refused to kill and others stopped killing. Human responsibility is ultimately an individual matter.

No chance to step out was given to those who did not feel up to shooting; no one systematically excused those who were visibly too shaken to continue. Everyone assigned to the firing squads took his turn as ordered. Therefore, those who shoot did not have to live with the clear awareness that what they had done had been avoidable.

German industry's unprecedented exploitation of slave labor became a crucial element of the Holocaust.

Hitler repeatedly pointed to the Turkish race-murder of Armenians as an example for his own thinking.