Quotes about Ethics

To sin is to fall short of a perfect action; hence to be able to sin is to be able to fall short in action, which is repugnant to omnipotence.

We call laws just from three perspectives: (1) from their end, namely, when they are ordained for the common good; (2) from their authority, namely, when the laws enacted do not surpass the power of the lawmakers; (3) from their form, namely, when they impose proportionately equal burdens on citizens for the common good.

Agere sequitur esse.

yet so that envy is not to be taken for a passion, but for a will resisting the good of another.

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.

I heard that after you throw away a 'New York Times,' it takes over a hundred years for the lies to biodegrade.

Mitt Romney is a nice guy. But, we know where nice guys finish in politics.

Whenever you define family as anything other than a man and a woman married together, you have just introduced an ethical nightmare.

Dr. Francis Collins, was impressed with the moral argument on his way back to God. He later wrote, "After twenty—eight years as a believer, the Moral Law still stands out for me as the strongest signpost to God. More than that, it points to a God who cares about human beings, and a God who is infinitely good and holy.

If the Moral Law doesn't exist, then there's no moral difference between the behavior of Mother Teresa and that of Hitler.

Why do we say, "That's true for you but not for me," when we're talking about morality or religion, but we never even think of such nonsense when we're talking to a stock broker about our money or a doctor about our health?

difference between sociology and morality. Sociology is descriptive; morality is prescriptive.