morality Quotes

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.

Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal.

The very idea that we get a moral compass from religion is horrible. Not only should we not get our moral compass from religion, as a matter of fact we don't.

It is immoral to brand children with religion. 'This is a Catholic child.' 'That is a Muslim child.' I want everyone to flinch when they hear such a phrase, just as they would if they heard, 'That is a Marxist child.'

In the World Wars, people were perfectly able to shoot other people just because they belonged to the wrong country, without ever asking what their opinions were. Faith too is like that.

Compassionate doctors sometimes lie to patients about the severity of their condition, and it is not always wrong to do so.

If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.