Quotes About Ethics

Religion can be both good and bad - it is spirituality that counts.

Every technology has its original sin.

The only word for goodness is goodness, and it is not enough.

The difference between Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers and Enron's Kenneth Lay is far easier to recognize with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight.

When you examined the facts judicially, and asked which would provide the greatest good for the greatest number, there could be only one answer.

With the use of the hydrogen bomb, the Christian era was dead, and with it must die the tradition of the Good Samaritan. And yet Randy stopped...The incident was important only because it was self-revelatory. Randy knew he would have to play by the old rules. He could not shuck his code, or sneak out of his era.

I would rather have cookies in my jacket pockets than a chain around my dog's neck.

Verla says that nobody thinks of himself as a villain. Even the nastiest person thinks that he is in the right.

Verla says that no one thinks of himself as a villain. Even the nastiest person thinks that he is in the right.

We talked about each story for a while, and then Verla talked about heroes and villains. 'Nobody is all good or all bad,' she told us. 'The world is painted in shades of gray.

A minimum of comfort is necessary for the practice of virtue.

As far as she was concerned, aristocracy had nothing to do with money or social position. Aristocracy was linked to a nobility of mind, a purity of spirit, as well as inexhaustible courage.

There is no cash in battling evil: just the opposite in my experience

I don't think you're supposed to be able to get at that information," said Leslie. "Don't look," said Goldstein, peering over Charles's shoulder. "We don't know anything about illegal hacking." He whistled cheerily.

You cannot sacrifice the world for your children.

When you watch your allies commit atrocities and do nothing, who is more reprehensible? Those who rape and plunder or those who could have stopped it but do nothing?

Let us be heroes as well as monsters.

Only an evil man needs to fear a good man.

Neutral doesn't work," Charles said. "When you watch your allies commit atrocities and do nothing, who is more reprehensible? Those who rape and plunder or those who could have stopped it but do nothing?

Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, daß er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird." I

feeding grad students to the bears wasn't a good idea, might give them ideas.

Never accept the blame for what evil people do. We are all responsible for our own actions.

Anna shook her head. 'Never accept the blame for what evil people do. We are all responsible for our own actions.

He was like Superman, but with fangs and oddly impaired morals.