There's a school of thought today that rejects patriotism. People are made nervous by that intense allegiance to a country. They think it can only lead to war and bloodshed and that fights can be avoided if we all just compromise and get along. And, of course, compromise and getting along are great things as long as you're not sacrificing essential values. But I believe there's a line in the sand, some things that you have to be willing to stand up for, even if it means trouble. Charlie's patriotism is not blind, flag-waving jingoism: it's an intense allegiance to the American concept of liberty. He's through and through. He can talk about it and explain it. And he's shown he's willing to give everything for it. I admire him for that.
Andrew KlavanStichwörter: inspirational liberty freedom philosophy patriotism war america attitude right-and-wrong beliefs right-and-wrong-in-philosophy
To be courageous is to do what's right even in the face of impossible odds.
David LitwackStichwörter: right-and-wrong courageous impossible-things
It's easy to say you will do what's right and shun what's wrong, but when you get close enough to any given situation, you realize that there is no black or white. There are gradations of gray.
Jodi PicoultStichwörter: right-and-wrong
You know what, BB? We’ve got dark spots on our souls. We have to live with that. War is not about doing what’s right. War’s about surviving.”
Verner aka ‘Jens’
in the novel 'The Informer' by Steen Langstrup
Stichwörter: war right-and-wrong surviving ww2
A páter emléke mérték volt számára, emberi törvény, íratlan lehetősége jónak és rossznak, mely egyszer, egy emberben, kifejezte magát.
Sándor MáraiStichwörter: right-and-wrong
But Anja. I hear Anja's voice. Maybe I am insane. I hear her crying. I see her alone in the trees. I remember being alone and humiliated. I remember, too, the fat little boy hiding in the bathroom. And I see this man, Ariane. I see this evil man, Ariane. He laughs everyday still. He has had years of laughter. He has triumphed over the screams of others, he has triumphed with blood on his hands. And he laughs still. God has cursed us! He has either cursed us or He was never here to begin with. We've pretended God was here for our own sanity! That's the truth! We've pretended evil is punished and good is rewarded. A perfect scheme!
Sergio TroncosoStichwörter: murder antisemitism right-and-wrong holocaust righteousness latino yale-university righteous-gentile hispanic sergio-troncoso holocaust-literature jews-and-judaism-in-europe
We can know what we do wrong even before we do it, but self-knowledge can't affect or change the outcome, can it? Everyone singing his own little song, convinced it's the most wonderful song the world has ever heard. Don't you see? We create our own thorns, and never stop to count the cost. All we can do is suffer the pain, and tell ourselves it was well worth it.
Colleen McCulloughStichwörter: morality self-awareness right-and-wrong duty desire tragedies
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