Flexible Morality Quotes

True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another.

I don't know if I don't believe in monogamy. I think I do believe in it depending on the person or situation or something.

So, basically, my view is I don't want to support the exploitation of animals, and within reason, I will do what I can to avoid it, but it's not like it's a religion for me. It's not like I consider I'm polluted if somehow some bit of milk or cheese or something passes my lips.

Nobody wants zealotry in a police force, you know? You do want to know that the guy who's got that badge, is confident enough to judge a certain level of benign corruption. Like a man steals some food to feed his starving children.

Zombies are my ticket to ride! It's how I get a deal! I don't care what they are. I don't care where they came from.

Not men but measures"—a sort of charm by which many people get loose from every honorable engagement.

I never have reservations about doing anything as long as I'm being paid.

I don't think you cross the line - I think you move the line.

It is better to inconsistently save some lives than to consistently save none.

I don't believe that one should have one-size-fits-all moral rules for international political action.

If you're following the news, you know that the major religions differ in their interpretation of the holy books. For example, one way to interpret God's will is that you should love your neighbor. An alternate reading of the holy books might lead you to rig a donkey cart with small mortar rockets and aim it at a hotel full of infidels. In summary, po-tay-to, poh-tah-to. Religions are very flexible.

It's not like I idolize this one guy Machiavelli. I idolize that type of thinking where you do whatever's gonna make you achieve your goal.

I used to be a wannabe Genghis Khan and will always be that. He never lost any battles. Then I swung to the other side of the spectrum and settled on Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Now I realise I should identify myself with those who strengthen my argument.

And sometimes you have to go above the written law, I believe.

Since there are no absolutes, when it's convenient, you change the rules. Do we know any politicians that have done that?

Remember everything is right until it's wrong. You'll know when it's wrong.