Science cannot stop while ethics catches up - and nobody should expect scientists to do all the thinking for the country

Quote by Elvin Stackman

Topics: Ethics Quotes, Science Quotes

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...

It appears to me that in Ethics, as in all other philosophical studies, the difficulties...

It appears to me that in Ethics, as in all other philosophical studies, the difficulties...

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

When people come to you for help, do not turn them off with pious words,...

When people come to you for help, do not turn them off with pious words,...

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation

All mankind lives and each man strives by codes of conduct mutually agreed. Perhaps these...

All mankind lives and each man strives by codes of conduct mutually agreed. Perhaps these...

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

The conception of worth, that each person is an end per se, is not a...

The conception of worth, that each person is an end per se, is not a...

An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than...

An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

The standard that a society should actually embody its own professed principles is a utopian...

The standard that a society should actually embody its own professed principles is a utopian...

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we...

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we...

Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year...

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year...

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead...

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead...