Moral Quotes

Is there a point at which we hit a tipping point and all of this economic, cultural and moral trouble sends us into a death spiral we can't get out of?

While the law cannot force a person to be moral or tolerant, through the law we can demand respect and expect equality.

The measure of and self-congratulation for our own intelligence should have its basis in our moral behavior as well as our smarts.

Intelligence is not a moral category.

The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine right of kings.

Life is the only real counselor wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.

We were hoping Obama would reclaim moral leadership for America. That failed.

I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play.

Myth and fairy-story must, as all art, reflect and contain in solution elements of moral and religious truth (or error), but not explicit, not in the known form of the primary 'real' world.

It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambitions and moral decay, can learn on my dime.

Physical bravery is an animal instinct moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.

I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.

I learned that moral courage is harder than physical courage.

A truly moral health care system should start out by covering all of its citizens with basic health care. It would not be seduced by its technology and fancy buildings.

The moral code of Heaven for both men and women is complete chastity before marriage and full fidelity after marriage.

Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord.

Under this scientific and moral pressure, the Canadian government conceded publicly that the use of these weapons in Vietnam was, in their view, a contravention of the Geneva Protocol.

I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television.

Early childhood education is an urgent educational, economic and moral imperative. Without it, we face a long-term national economic security crisis.

There are signs, I think, that people aren't satisfied by consumerism: that people resent the fact that the most moral decision in their lives is choosing what colour their next car will be.

Man only becomes independent of this physical world when he learns to consider the objects around him as symbols. He must, for this reason, seek to acquire a moral relationship to them.

We not only have a legal obligation to honor our commitments, we have a moral obligation to provide the coverage we promised to provide to these people.

We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons.

Daley may not feel a moral responsibility to eliminate discrimination but he has a legal obligation to do so.

I want you to have this feeling too - it is my moral responsibility to help you achieve this inner freedom.