To be neutral in a situation of injustice is to have chosen sides already. It is to support the status quo.
If I knew that it was possible to save all the children of Germany by transporting them to England, and only half by transferring them to the Land of Israel, I would choose the latter, for before us lies not only the numbers of these children but the historical reckoning of the people of Israel.
Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from thence the cup of mortal man he fills, blessings to these, to those distributes ills; to most he mingles both.
Human nature is divided; it contains both darkness and light. You can choose to accept the darkness and lament it, or you can choose to expand the light until the darkness no longer dominates.
There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.
In order to protect himself from force, man was obliged to submit to justice. Justice or force: he was compelled to choose between the two masters, so little are we made to be independent.
There were times when I was tempted to do wrong, and could have went that way. But I knew it wasn't for me. I was told enough times that it catches up with you, and I believe it.
Without freedom there can be no morality.
In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win. In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit.
Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven.
Power isn't about doing something terrible to someone who's weaker than you, Reiner. It's having the strength to do something terrible, and choosing not to.
There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.
Civility is a choice.
From the days of Cain and Abel, we know all too well there will always be evil. But that evil shouldn't take away our freedoms.
Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it.
To the extent to which a man is rational, life is the premise directing his actions. To the extent to which he is irrational, the premise directing his actions is death.
For the lesser evil is reckoned a good in comparison with the greater evil, since the lesser evil is rather to be chosen than the greater. .
Freedom is not the liberty do anything whatsoever. It is the freedom to do good
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
Every artist, every scientist, every writer must decide now where he stands. The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or for slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative.
The frontier between hell and heaven is only the difference between two ways of looking at things.
It's hard to regret making the choice that you think is right.
The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly.
The lesser evil is also evil.
I think the research evidence on the benefits of early childhood programs for the local economy is extremely strong. However, the moral and political choice is still up to us, as citizens and as voters.
