"In the moral sphere, every act of..." - Quote by C S Lewis

“Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.”

“We may be sure that the characteristic blindness of the twentieth century [...] lies where we have never suspected it [...] The only palliative is [...] by reading old books. [...] the books of the future would be just as good [...], but unfortunately we cannot get at them.”

“You weren't a decent man and you didn't do your best. We none of us were and none of us did.”

“A slave has not the freedom even to do the right thing.”

“There are people who observe the rules of honor as one observes the stars, from a great distance.”

“Every claim creates an obligation.”

“I am ever unwilling that [peace] should be disturbed as long asthe rights and interests of the nations can be preserved. But whensoever hostile aggressions on theserequire a resort to war, we must meet our duty and convince the world that we arejust friends and brave enemies.”

“Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.”

“Custom creates the whole of equity, for the simple reason that it is accepted.”