Ah! How neatly tied, in these people, is the umbilical cord of morality! Since they left their mothers they have never sinned, have they? They are apostles, they are the descendants of priests; one can only wonder from what source they draw their indignation, and above all how much they have pocketed to do this, and in any case what it has done for them.
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I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Without civic morality communities perish; without personal morality their survival has no value.
Without civic morality communities perish; without personal morality their survival has no value.
Everywhere, the ethical predicament of our time imposes itself with an urgency which suggests that even the question "Have we read more
Everywhere, the ethical predicament of our time imposes itself with an urgency which suggests that even the question "Have we anything to eat?" will be answered not in material but in ethical terms.
Idealist: a cynic in the making.
Idealist: a cynic in the making.
The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness.
The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness.
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.
An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.
An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.
