Moral Quotes

People are never more sincere than when they assume their own moral superiority.

There can be no compromise on moral principles.

The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fibre. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of sound policy. It is in violation of the traditions of America. Work must be found for able-bodied but destitute workers. The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief.

I'm for moral blackmail when it comes to putting away child molesters.

Character is inured habit.

What is beautiful is moral, that is all there is to it.

The cult of moral grayness is a revolt against moral values.

Dishonesty, lack of integrity catches up with you.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

The moral man is as guilty as the rest. His morality cannot save him.

With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.

We have next to consider the formal definition of virtue.

He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence or peevish exclamation.

I never had a moral problem with being gay.

Whether or not birth control is eugenic, hygienic, and economic, it is the most revolutionary practice in the history of sexual morals.

Genius in general is poetic. Where genius has been active it has been poetically active. The truly moral person is a poet.

One of the most destructive anti-concepts in the history of moral philosophy is the term 'duty.

Donald Trump is a mainstream conservative who wants to profoundly take on the left. The left is infuriated that anybody would challenge the legitimacy of their moral superiority. And so the left goes hysterical.

Of all the charges made against the Communists these days of congressional investigations, the charge of loose morals is seldom heard, so very loose have become those of "Christian" people.

Volumes can be and have been written about the issue of freedom versus dictatorship, but, in essence, it comes down to a single question: do you consider it moral to treat men as sacrificial animals and to rule them by physical force?

Management is formal authority given from above. Leadership is moral authority given from below and all around.

Optimism is the true moral courage

The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections.

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.