ethics

"The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit — a reputation, character."

"Abject misery alone does not produce revolutions; more often than not, it produces an aimless demoralization, or worse, a private, personalized struggle to survive."

"I cannot give you an exact idea of the vicious orgies which occur constantly in the Hindu temples. There is a considerable amount of immorality, which is practically the outcome of the religion ;thoug…"

"The divine element manifests itself in man as well by his aptitude for science, than by his aptitude for virtue. True morality, true philosophy and true art are in their essence religious."

"When one gives up Christian belief one thereby deprives oneself of the right to Christian morality. For the latter is absolutely not self-evident: one must make this point clear again and again, in sp…"

"I never believed, as many Marxists professed to do, that normative principles were irrelevant to the socialist movement, that, since the movement was of oppressed people fighting for their own liberat…"

"That virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarce worth the sentinel."

"Evolution is a process that never stops. Baboons who fail to exhibit moral behavior do not survive; they wind up as meat for leopards."

"The State legislatures should be immediately urged to relinquish the right of establishing banks of discount. Most of them will comply, on patriotic principles, under the convictions of the moment; an…"

"And virtue they will curse, speaking harsh words."

"It must, however, be admitted, that the hard circumstances form the strong character, as the cold climes of the north nurture a race of men, whose activity and energies leave those of the south far be…"

"Hypertext makes a virtue out of lack of organization, allowing ideas and thoughts to be juxtaposed at will. The advent of hypertext is apt to make writing much more difficult, not easier. Good writing…"

"We have heard much of late—a great deal too much, I think—of the prestige of England. We used to hear of the character, of the reputation, of the honour of England. I trust, Sir, that the character, t…"

"Tribal endogamy explains the Hindu caste system. As Vedic society, an advanced and differentiated society characterized by class hierarchy, expanded from the Northwest into India's interior, it absorb…"

"It was the hook used by the rabble rousers, whose monopoly of moral interpretation might be challenged."

"Good governance is also about rooting out corruption, which is a stain on the integrity of any nation."

"There is no peace or coexistence between the Islamic faith and non-Islamic social and political institutions. The failure of these institutions to function and the instability of these regimes in Musl…"

"All the Progressive people with their supporters, the entire Judenschaft and most foreign countries, that is to say, taken together are formidable foes ... In view of the colossal influence which the …"

"According to Taylor, the principles of Efficiency are:"

"The one central character of the whole explosive saga to survive, somehow, the traumatic after-events."