ethics Quotes

"The conscientious objector is a revoultionary. On deciding to disobey the law he sacrifices his personal interests to the most important cause of working for the betterment of society."

"If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals."

"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."

"It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it."

"Without “ethical culture”, there is no salvation for humanity."

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."

"Always do what's right; this will gratify some and astonish the rest."

"Relativity applies to physics, not ethics."

"Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be."

"Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it."