#conscience

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Agitation is the marshalling of the conscience of a nation to mold its laws. ↗

— Robert Peel

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In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage. ↗

— Thomas de Quincey

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People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide. ↗

— Will Rogers

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We took this challenge before our Lord and our conscience, and it must be done, because this man, Hitler, he is the ultimate evil. ↗

— Claus von Stauffenberg

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I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die. ↗

— Martin Luther

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A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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