"Principle comes first, action thereafter."

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"We are all flawed and creatures of our times. Is it fair to judge us by the unknown standards of the future?"

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

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"Any religion which demands death for other people is itself worthy of nothing less than it expects for others. In fact, it is probably long overdue."

Christina Engela, South African Author

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"And no one rose to ask the question: Good?-by what standard?John Galt."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

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"Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right."

Lyndon B. Johnson, American President

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"Ethics are the things that say, 'Don't stick your finger in the socket.' The world says, 'It's okay because we've shut off the electricity.' And at the point that we've chosen to listen to the world and ignore our ethics, we say, 'I'm having a really hard time getting back up."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

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"He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave off dealing."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

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"When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

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"Do not treat others as you would not like to be treated' frees one from hypocrisy. 'Treat others as you would like to be treated' enslaves one with insincerity."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Might could would-they are contemptible auxiliaries."

George Eliot, British Author

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"Let thy true religion be to act right."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Government should be a floor upon which the good of the people flourishes, not a ceiling upon which people bump their heads!"

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"We are all flawed and creatures of our times. Is it fair to judge us by the unknown standards of the future?"

"Any religion which demands death for other people is itself worthy of nothing less than it expects for others. In fact, it is probably long overdue."

"And no one rose to ask the question: Good?-by what standard?John Galt."

"Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right."

"Ethics are the things that say, 'Don't stick your finger in the socket.' The world says, 'It's okay because we've shut off the electricity.' And at the point that we've chosen to listen to the world and ignore our ethics, we say, 'I'm having a really hard time getting back up."

"He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave off dealing."

"When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon."

"Do not treat others as you would not like to be treated' frees one from hypocrisy. 'Treat others as you would like to be treated' enslaves one with insincerity."

"Might could would-they are contemptible auxiliaries."

"Let thy true religion be to act right."

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"In prayer, God doesn't guarantee the answer you want, but He does guarantee the answer you need."

"The sum of greatest is not asking 'What do I want to be' but rather 'Who do I want to be."

"Starting the morning without prayer is like starting a car without gas."

"The atrocities of war are only overshadowed by the heroism of their dead."

"Jesus doesn't lead you out of your day, He leads you into it."

"Knowledge isn't life changing. The application of knowledge is."

"Jesus' love for you far outweighs your expectations of Him."

"You need to get out of the nest if you ever want to fly."

"Don't let the guilt of the past keep you from the victories of the future."

"Government should be a floor upon which the good of the people flourishes, not a ceiling upon which people bump their heads!"