top of page
.png){kind=small}
"Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over the world. So in that sense he's a universalist."
Standard
Customized
Explore more quotes by Peter Singer
"I don't think there's anything in the compromise that means that there's a clash of ethics."
"The Pentagon said that these prisoners were kept in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and of course I was not reassured by that, but I couldn't prove that that was wrong; so we're clearer about that."
"All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals."
"I believe that nationalism is a very strong force, but there are other forces operating; there are tendencies pushing towards a larger picture, especially in Europe, I think; but I still think nationalism is real."
"We see things like reciprocity which are fairly central to our view of ethics. But if you're talking about a set of worked-out rules on what we are supposed to do then, yes, it is a human product."
"I'm not overly alarmist about it, but I do think there are some worrying signs, like the growing accumulation of wealth by a very small proportion of the population, plus elections in the US are much more dominated by money than anywhere else calling itself a democracy."
Exlpore more Freedom quotes
"To enjoy the beauty of the world, don't try to fit in. Try to fly out of your perceived boundaries."
"To embrace the message of Christmas is to throw off my hedonistic rebellion and bow before the chafing reality that I can't save myself, and in that very act to be suddenly taken aback in that I've stumbled upon the very freedom I've longed for in the very place I'd least expected it."
"You don't have to allow the drama and events of the economy, others people's lives, and external circumstances to limit your potential and rob you of the life you deserve."
"Be as light as a feather and when they reach for you - you will blow right by their grip, you will effortlessly flow to safety."
"I will not be "famous," "great." I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped and stereotyped. The thing is to free one's self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded."
"Freedom gives you the air of the high mountains."
"You need to break free from the chain of employment to fully utilize and discover your potential."
"True freedom is a freedom with clear boundaries. True freedom understands the real essence of do's and don'ts. A freedom without restrictions that brings comfort is a freedom in chains."
"Absolute freedom is an illusion. For while an employed man might be free from starvation, he is a slave to his employer's financial aspirations, and, working-hours."
bottom of page