The labours of men of genius, however erroneously directed, scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of mankind.
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyMots clés science ethics effort
I will call no being good who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow creatures; and if such a creature can sentence me to hell for not so calling him, to hell I will go .
John Stuart MillMots clés morality ethics goodness hell punishment good bad moral-philosophy torture threat epithet being creature ethical-philosophy john-stuart-mill sentence torment
Observe how many people evade, rationalize and drive their minds into a state of blind stupor, in dread of discovering that those they deal with- their "loved ones" or friends or business associates or political rulers- are not merely mistaken, but evil. Observe that this dread leads them to sanction, to help and to spread the very evil whose existence they fear to acknowledge.
Ayn RandMots clés ethics addiction moral
Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess.
Thomas PaineMots clés equality morality ethics secular-ethics secular-morality rights
The law of evolution is that the strongest survives!' 'Yes, and the strongest, in the existence of any social species, are those who are most social. In human terms, most ethical...There is no strength to be gained from hurting one another. Only weakness.
Ursula K. Le GuinMots clés strength ethics peace war evolution survival darwin survival-of-the-fittest p195
It's frustrating to witness how popular Fairtrade bananas, coffee and tea have become with shoppers and supermarkets while plenty of unfair trade goes on, largely unnoticed, in our own back yard.
Rose PrinceActing responsibly is not a matter of strengthening our reason but of deepening our feelings for the welfare of others.
Jostein GaarderMots clés ethics
In the newspapers the row about the prospect of genetically modified food raged on, and yet here were consumers effectively demanding lambs with four back legs.
Rose PrinceBen Franklin said:
"Early to bed and early to rise
Make a man healthy wealthy and wise"
Lately I have read the advice given to William Randolph Hearst, when a young man, by his father:
"Go downtown at noon and rob the other fellows of what they have made during the morning.
Mots clés inspirational wealth ethics business benjamin-franklin franklin ben-franklin
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Ethics is a dream.
Charles BaxterMots clés morality ethics philosophy
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