ethics

"It would be interesting to use high temperatures - in the billions, which develop during atomic bomb explosions, for conducting synthetic reactions , which are the source of energy of stars and which …"

"It’s the duty of men in office not to be misled."

"The innocence which is simply ignorance is not virtue."

"Some of the defendants say that dictatorship can be good if there is a good dictator. But I say that a man cannot stay good if he becomes a dictator. Authoritarianism is a system that destroys man's m…"

"A nation that in many ways was created—I'm sorry to have to say this, from way back—on racist principles, that's a fact, we have come a long way as a nation."

"If the Senate has any weakness it is because the people have sent to that body men lacking the necessary ability and character to perform the proper functions. But this is not the fault of the Senate.…"

"Moral missiles are such a devastatingly effective weapon that they have become the most important element in determining Cuba's value."

"Character, not circumstances, makes the man."

"With Big Bird we knew we wanted to do a large, a great big character. He should represent a child so he can make the kinds of mistakes that kids make, and talk about it and be out front about that."

"I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed in blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to…"

"I ruled out any discussions on the subject , upholding the principle of confidentiality of communication between the President and the Prime Minister …a significant constitutional precedent."

"The more I grow older, the more the Gnosis speaks to my reason, the world isn’t ruled by a Providence, it’s intrisically evil, deeply absurd, and Creation is the dream of a blind intellect or a game o…"

"Most characteristic of the Halakhah is its lack of pathos."

"A socialist and anti-capitalist attitude is the most salient characteristic of the Young National Socialist Germany."

"The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment."

"Asked if he had ever conducted any Stockhausen, he said, "No, but I once trod in some."

"The word 'policy' generally refers to the principles that govern action directed towards given ends. Any study of policy therefore should concern itself with three things — what we want , how we get i…"

"In his litany of famous immigrants who have contributed mightily to America, JFK does not mention a single woman, African or Asian. All are males and all were from Europe, except one West Indian: Alex…"

"Ethics occupies a central place in philosophy because it is concerned with sin, with the origin of good and evil and with moral valuations. And since these problems have a universal significance, the …"

"The poetical character...is not itself—it has no self—it is everything and nothing...It has as much delight in conceiving an Iago as an Imogen."