Quotes about Ethics

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.

if there is no God, everything is lawful

we humans have a fatal tendency to try to adjust the truth to fit our desires rather than adjusting our desires to fit the truth. But

On the other hand, if there is no God, then your life ultimately means nothing. Since there is no enduring purpose to life, there's no right or wrong way to live it. And it doesn't matter how you live or what you believe—your destiny is dust.