"Pity that child who was born near Rouen,His only crime, to arrive deformed."

Ethics, Tragedy, Pity, Observation, Injustice

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"Pity that child who was born near Rouen,His only crime, to arrive deformed."

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"Sometimes it is better to say 'no' and lose your job than it is to say 'yes' and lose your soul."

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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."

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"People shouldn't have to earn kindness. They should have to earn cruelty."

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"I was brought up to be honest; the trouble is it gets me nowhere." Liking her better, he smiled and said, "It'll get us to heaven." "Will it?" "If heaven existed." "Do you not believe in heaven, Mr. Fielding, may I ask?" she said, looking at him shyly. "I do not. Yet I believe that honesty gets us there."

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"Why is it that human beings are allowed to grow up without the necessary apparatus to make sound ethical decisions?"

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