Quotes About Ethics

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth.

Whatever makes men good christians, makes them good citizens.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship." Energetic

The lesson of the Declaration's structure is that solidarity cannot be built without principle.

Angel and devil," he said. "One is but a shade of the other.

But, most important, we must not become as base and treacherous as our enemies.

Lawyers and painters can soon change white to black.

The excellence reflex is a natural reaction to fix something that isn't right, or to improve something that could be better. The excellence reflex is rooted in instinct and upbringing, and then constantly honed through awareness, caring and practice. The overarching concern to do the right thing well is something we can't train for. Either it's there or it isn't.

For judges of character, there is no such thing as the color gray.

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.

The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.

This miserable state is borne by the wretched souls of those who lived without disgrace and without praise.

The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.

Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.

Consider your origin you were not born to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.

La mayor parte de los hombres encuentran dificil la virtud. Les resulta mas simple sentir miedo.

Un pays n'est jamais corrompu, ce sont ses dirigeants qui peuvent l'être.

The story of Cain and Abel from the book of Genesis teaches ... the lesson of social responsibility... The answer to the question 'Am I my brother's keeper?' is a resounding yes"31

What makes the soul who it is, if not the choices the person makes while he's alive?