I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all

Quote by Ralph B Perry

Topics: Morality Quotes, Patriotism Quotes

The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess...

The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess...

If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil...

If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it.

Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it.

All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

There can be no high civility without a deep morality

A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.

A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but of how...

Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but of how...

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

It is long accepted by the missionaries that morality is inversely proportional to the amount...

It is long accepted by the missionaries that morality is inversely proportional to the amount...

Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that...

Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that...

Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable...

Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is...

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is...

Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.

Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is...

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is...

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...