Hannah Arendt Quotes

One might rationally argue that individual human beings should be free choose what moral behavior they approve of, and which they don't, subject to the constraints of the law.

I'm not any more moral than my neighbors.

Call me old-fashioned, but I believe that morality is not just a matter of opinion.

If we say that anyone who 'moralizes' must be perfect morally then we are in effect saying no one can moralize.

Relationships do not preclude issues of morality.

People want to know if I have a moral standpoint that they should be picking up on, and the truth is, I don't. I don't want people to think that I'm trying to tell them to feel a certain way. I think that's cheap filmmaking.

There is no system that is inherently moral if the participants themselves are not.

Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

The problem here is with a human being, not with a monster, not with an animal. The human being does things that even the monster does not do, because the human is more sophisticated.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

There's a great deal of difference between thinking reflectively about moral issues and achieving higher standards of ethical behavior.

A man is not good or bad for one action.

What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold.

A book must have moral purpose to be any good. Why, I don't know.

Nobody wakes up in the morning thinking, 'I'm a bad guy.' They think they're the right guy.

Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.

The conscience is the best and most impartial judge that a righteous man has.

Those who are innocent today may be guilty tomorrow.

Errors of knowledge are not breaches of morality; no proper moral code can demand infallibility or omniscience.

Ethics are pre-determined and a matter of discovery, not a evolved concept.

If the standard for art is the decency of its creators, we're going to have a lot of empty museums.

There are no moral victories.

One needs to know what is right and what is wrong.

I think my morals are perfectly... tight!