#morality

Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. ↗

— Paul Bert

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Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste. ↗

— Thomas Edward Brown

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Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property. ↗

— Maria Edgeworth

#give me #little #me #morality #people

There are two sorts of hypocrites: ones that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion; and the others are those that are deceived with false discoveries and elevation; which often cry down works, and men's own righteousness, and. ↗

— Jonathan Edwards

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There is no morality by instinct. There is no social salvation in the end without taking thought; without mastery of logic and application of logic to human experience. ↗

— Katharine Fullerton Gerould

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Surveillance induced morality: relics of cultural retardation. ↗

— Marc Maron

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If you didn't have any conscious beings in the world, there really wouldn't be morality but with consciousness that you have it. ↗

— Roger Penrose

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Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent. ↗

— Vine Deloria, Jr.

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Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality. ↗

— Herman Kahn

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Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

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