Quotes About Ethics

Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.

There are things you can't back down on, things you gotta take a stand on. But it's up to you to decide what them things are.

It's not your blue blood, your pedigree, or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.

God is pleased by your intentions, but not by your deeds

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run on greed? What is greed?

So the question is, do corporate executives, provided they stay within the law, have responsibilities in their business activities other than to make as much money for their stockholders as possible? And my answer to that is, no they do not.

There is one and only one social responsibility of business-to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud.

Society doesn't have values. People have values.

There is one and only one social responsibility of business–to use it resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud

I do not believe that the solution to our problem is simply to elect the right people. The important thing is to establish a political climate of opinion which will make it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing. Unless it is politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing, the right people will not do the right thing either, or it they try, they will shortly be out of office.

People are rotten everywhere you go. They're no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants." Sunja

You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.

Sins couldn't be laundered by good results.

I'm not a good man, but I'm not a bad one, either.

What a man wore or owned had nothing to do with his heart and character.

People are rotten everywhere you go. They're no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants." Sunja nodded as he spoke,

want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.

People are rotten everywhere you go. They're no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he

A good man is a decent life, and a bad man is a cursed life—but no matter what, always expect suffering, and just keep working hard.

Yoseb would not allow Sunja to accept any money from Hansu for Noa's schooling.

You know, I've never wanted to be with another woman. Ever. Not just because she's so lovely, but because she's so good.

never be a doctor. He couldn't see how he'd ever make any money in Korea when honest Koreans were losing property every day.

But here's the truth: There's no such thing as a benevolent leader.