Quotes About Ethics

He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when it is in his power to do so.

Truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism.

Power is responsibility. Don't take advantage. Respect.

But isn't it likely that everyone in this world...has killed someone or other on their way to the top?...All I wanted was a chance to be a man--and for that, one murder is enough.

If you have the power to resurrect the dead man, firstly, be sure that he is a good man!

Most people, 95% of people, are good people. Its the 5% who get seduced by power.

Power's twin is responsibility.

The true greatness of a nation lies in its character, not in its economic or military power.

Separation of church and state cannot mean an absolute separation between moral principles and political power.

Power always brings with it responsibility.

Power has long been regarded as morally corrosive, and we often suspect the intentions of those who seek it.

The kind of president we need has little to do with ideology and more to do with a willingness to wield power to moral ends.

The power of fictitious writing, for good as well as evil is a thing which ought most seriously to be reflected on. No one can fail to see that in our day it is becoming a very great agency.

The conscience of a people is their power.

The great men of power who seek to change the nations they belong to usually are pretty terrible people.

The power of free will is developed and confirmed by increasing the number of worthy motives which influence conduct.

All power corrupts but some must govern.

If we cannot live entirely like human beings, at least let us do everything in our power not to live entirely like animals.

The more power that we have, the less human we are.

Kink isn't a crime; conspiring with a foreign power to commit espionage, fix election is. Stay focused.

Power is neither good nor evil.

Could words and symbols wield such power? Could mere scribblings on parchment unmake a person's moral fiber? Weren't we made of sterner stuff?

It was not power that corrupted people, but fools who corrupted power.

How heavy is the toll of sins and wrong that wealth, power and prestige exact from man.