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Moral philosophy Quotes

"An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind."

"Each virtue is a vice if it proceeds from a false end "

"The ends justify the means"

"Man serves the interests of no creature except himself."

"Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom."

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others"

"Without civic morality communities perish; without personal morality their survival has no value."

"The noblest question in the world is 'What good may I do in it?'"

"I am not aware that any community has a right to force another to be civilized."

"Happiness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself"

"Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end"

"The death of dogma is the birth of morality"

"Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek."

"Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions"

"It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels"

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