"Prudence reproaches; conscience accuses...." - Quote by Immanuel Kant
Prudence reproaches; conscience accuses.
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“It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably.”
“Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person.”
“We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without.”
More on Morality
“We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry. We must condemn those who seek to divide us. In all quarters and at all times, we must teach tolerance and denounce racism, anti-Semitism and all ethnic or religious bigotry wherever they exist as unacceptable evils. We have no place for haters in America -- none, whatsoever.”
“Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?”
“I decide on the basis of conscience. A genuine leader doesn't reflect consensus, he molds consensus.”
More on Ethics
“The sole aim of journalism should be service.”
“Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and would not observe their faith with you, so you are not bound to keep faith with them.”
“Morality is contraband in war.”