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Moral Duty Quotes

By the fulfillment of my legal and moral duty I think I have earned punishment just as little as the tens of thousands of dutiful German officials who have now been imprisoned only because they carried out their duties. Wilhelm Frick
The Holiness of God is something more and other than moral perfection: His claim upon us is something more and other than the claim of moral duty. C. S. Lewis
The moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home: to be a critic of his own community, his own country, his own government, his own culture. The more freedom the writer possesses, the greater the moral obligation to play the role of critic. Edward Abbey
Self-love is no part of morality. Indeed it is exactly its counterpart. It is the sole antagonist of virtue leading us constantly by our propensities to self-gratification in violation of our moral duties to others. Thomas Jefferson
Oscar Wilde quote: "On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty..."
On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind. It becomes a pleasure. Oscar Wilde
George Washington quote: "Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."
Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. George Washington
The other creatures with which we share this world have their rights too, but not speaking our language, they have no voice, no vote; it is our moral duty to take care of them. Roger Tory Peterson
I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are. David Guterson
William Godwin quote: "Justice is the sum of all moral duty."
Justice is the sum of all moral duty. William Godwin
Ernst Fischer quote: "To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has..."
To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature. Ernst Fischer
As a German citizen, as a German professor, and as a political person, I hold it to be not only my right but also my moral duty to take part in the shaping of our German destiny, to expose and oppose obvious wrongs. Kurt Huber
Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world. Etty Hillesum
Bill Weld quote: "I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral..."
I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum. Bill Weld
George Washington quote: "Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. George Washington
...life is a gift bestowed without anyone asking for it; that the thinking person has a philosophical duty to examine both the nature of life and the conditions it comes with; and that if this person decides to renounce the gift no one asks for, it is the moral and human duty to act on the consequences of that decision. Julian Barnes

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