#moral

We hold that what one man cannot morally do, a million men cannot morally do, and government, representing many millions of men, cannot do. ↗

— Auberon Herbert

#government #hold #man #many #men

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. ↗

— Frank Herbert

#being #close #comes #morality #respect

The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that we would never reach the very depths of poverty. And to be told, that we are now going to gamble it, on Wall Street, is nonsense! ↗

— Arthur Hertzberg

#country #depths #enactment #gamble #going

Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth. ↗

— Aaron Hill

#birth #consequences #customs #fixed #form

If religion is the cornerstone of morality, how come I so often find myself explaining why I don’t hate god to someone who’s expressed hatred for atheists, scientists, feminists, gays, intellectuals, and all other forms of infidels? ↗

— Lindsey Brown

#religion #religion

The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief. And by dangerous I don't mean thought-provoking. I mean: might get people killed. ↗

— Sarah Vowell

#morality #religion #religious-extremism #religion

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#character #great #high #moral #moral character

One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#commandments #dictation #get #getting #good

Is advertising moral? It is part and parcel of the American free enterprise system... I challenge anybody to show any economic system that has done as much for so many in so short a time. ↗

— Morris Hite

#american #any #anybody #challenge #done

Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future. ↗

— Adolf Hitler

#demoralize #enemy #future #sabotage #surprise