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

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In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I...

In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I...

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.

Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.

Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle

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...

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

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...

If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his...

If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his...

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

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...

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...

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.

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

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...

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.