morality Quotes

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.

Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.

Religion was instituted to make us happy in this life and in the other. What must we do to be happy in the life to come? Be just.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.