Men forget that a value judgment has a raison d'Ãªtre only as a preparation for an action and a meaning solely in relation to a system of consciously accepted moral references

Quote by Will Durant

Topics: Judgement Quotes, Mankind Quotes

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little...

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little...

The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. It's the last thing a...

The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. It's the last thing a...

Education is the transmission of civilization.

Education is the transmission of civilization.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the...

We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the...

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an...

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an...

There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.

There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.