ethics

"We are faced this year with the choice between the "work ethic" that built this Nation's character and the new "welfare ethic" that could cause that American character to weaken."

"He is a man of character and accomplishment. He is the right man for the job."

"I accept full responsibility for my conduct; I have a sickness, but I do not have an excuse."

"People are usually made Dames for virtues I do not possess."

"Henryson's greatness is most plainly to be seen in the range of general principles and ideas which informs his poetry and which allows it to encompass tragedy and comedy alike. He is the most Shakespe…"

"It is true that these courts will gradually change in character. As the state dies out, they will tend to become simply organs for the expression of public opinion. They will assume the character of c…"

"In accordance with the foregoing investigations on mathematical principles, let bronze vessels be made, proportionate to the size of the theatre, and let them be so fashioned that, when touched, they …"

"Nationality was valuable, in so far as it was a centripetal principle, in so far as it produced closer cooperation between members of the human race. It had the other side, and it must not be put on a…"

"When the world’s run by fools it’s the duty of intelligence to disobey."

"who would rather go to jail than betray what they believe to be their duty to their fellow workers and the principles which they hold."

"The Moral Judgment of the Child translation by Marjorie Gabain from Archive.org"

"Setting aside the fact that coercion and guidance can never succeed in producing virtue, they manifestly tend to weaken power; and what are tranquil order and outward morality without true moral stren…"

"I believe that saying a thing is to keep its virtues and take away its terror."

"In many places Muslim pirs directed these attacks and characterized them as a holy war waged against infidels, that is Hindus and Sikhs."

"Some authors regard morality in the same light as we regard modern architecture. Convenience is the first thing to be looked for."

"I don’t have problem with it. It depends on how you do it. People say, “Why do you have to play Connie Chung?” I also play John McCain, which is fucked up because Asians captured him. Why does a black…"

"Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue."

"Some professor of history wrote that cultures define their gods when they’re young and primitive, when their main concern is survival. They endow their gods with survival characteristics like omnipote…"

"I think people are very tired and angry of what happened with our banks in Scotland and I think this creates an opportunity in the future to build a new bank which is based on mutual principles. It's …"

"GreenCine interviews David Lynch, conducted by John McMurtrie"