#oral

There is no moral distinction between fur and other materials made from animals, such as leather, which also is the result of the suffering and death of sentient beings. ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#beings #between #death #distinction #fur

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true. ↗

— Socrates

#conception #emotional #illusion #mere #morality

But what sin is to the moralist and crime to the jurist so to the scientific man is ignorance. ↗

— Frederick Soddy

#ignorance #jurist #man #moralist #scientific

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot acknowledge that drugs are anything but inherently evil and morally wrong. ↗

— Steven Soderbergh

#anything #cannot #discussion #enforcement #evil

Optimism is not inherently a superior way of viewing the world. Certainly doctors will say it might be better for one's physical health to be an optimist. But, morally speaking it may not be appropriate in certain circumstances. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#better #certain #certainly #circumstances #doctors

In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State. ↗

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#category #country #just #lie #moral

We are turning against boys and forgetting a simple truth: that the energy, competitiveness, and corporal daring of normal, decent males is responsible for much of what is right in the world. ↗

— Christina Hoff Sommers

#competitiveness #corporal #daring #decent #energy

We must have moral education in the schools, anti-bullying programs, but this does not mean programs to feminize boys. ↗

— Christina Hoff Sommers

#education #mean #moral #must #programs

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#adultery #certain #cross #having #i

Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties. ↗

— George Soros

#armed forces #bush #damage #done #duties