Quotes about Morality

If a human artist or employer made children suffer so that something immensely impressive or valuable could come to pass, we would put him in prison. Why then should we excuse God for causing such undeserved pain, no matter how wonderful the ultimate result may be?

find God in the willingness of so many people to do the right thing, even when the right thing is difficult, expensive, or unappreciated, and to reject the wrong thing no matter how tempting or profitable.

Until I die, I will maintain my integrity.

Tell the righteous it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked, it shall be ill with him, for what his hands have done shall be done to him. (Isaiah 3:10—11)

My list of the worst offenses against God would begin with hurting another person, cheating another person, shaming another person.

Any God worth worshipping should prefer honest anger to hypocritical praise.

Good people will do good things, lots of them, because they are good people. They will do bad things because they are human.

There is no right way to do a wrong thing.

When facing a dilemma, choose the more morally demanding alternative.

The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount.

The fundamental basis of this nation's laws was given to Moses on the Mount…If we don't have a proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in rights for anybody except the State.