I think most Australians would favor what I did. At least I hope they do.
The presence of hundreds of books had finally convinced Hermione that what they were doing was right.
One's own independent judgment is the means by which one must choose one's actions, but it is not a moral criterion nor a moral validation; only reference to a demonstrable principle can validate one's choices.
When Trump's cronies are the people attacking you, you know you've done something right.
Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.
The majority of crimes in the world are committed by people for the same reason—they want to be thought well of.
It's said that you can tell a lot about someone by who opposes them. In the case of liberal pundit Bill Maher - a man who called America's actions cowardly in the wake of 9/11 and who mocked WWII veterans who wanted to visit the monument built in their honor - I wear his disapproval of me as a badge of honor.
The proof of a thing's being right is that it has power over the heart; that it excites us, wins us, or helps us.
While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them.
