Ah! How neatly tied, in these people, is the umbilical cord of morality! Since they left their mothers they have never sinned, have they? They are apostles, they are the descendants of priests; one can only wonder from what source they draw their indignation, and above all how much they have pocketed to do this, and in any case what it has done for them.
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I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do
An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.
Moralizing and morals are two entirely different things and are always found in entirely different people.
Moralizing and morals are two entirely different things and are always found in entirely different people.
Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find our place on a cloudy read more
Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find our place on a cloudy sea by measuring the distance we have run, but without any observation of the heavenly bodies.
The Bearings of this observation lays in the application on it.
The Bearings of this observation lays in the application on it.
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people whom we personally dislike.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people whom we personally dislike.
Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.
Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.
