"The greater good has been defined as "the ends justify the means." The common good says that "liberty resides in the means."

Ethics, Liberty, Morality, Justice

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"The greater good has been defined as "the ends justify the means." The common good says that "liberty resides in the means."

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

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

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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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"It's easy to talk big, but the important thing is whether or not you clean up the shit."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful."

Stephen King, American Author

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"Information is a difference that makes a difference. Truth is information that doesn't change and self referential noise is a difference that doesn't make a difference."

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"There is great beauty in the world but you will not trip over it with every step. When a man dulls himself to beauty, the world begins to die."

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"If you zoom in far enough, the information is there but it contains no meaning. The meaning emerges as a collective principle of organization."

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"Imagination is the connecting of disparate things in novel ways."

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"You can't make a difference, if you don't know what it is."

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"The energy contained in hatred is destructive, the energy contained in love is constructive."

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"A lie has more dynamic than truth but truth has more potential."

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"If the universe is made of information then, we are moving from a state of profound truth to a state of meaningless gibberish."

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"The power of a young woman is in her beauty and charm. The power of a woman in her later years is her social position and her ability to convince."

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"Math is the language of the head, music is the language of the heart. Of the two, it is music that speaks the most truth."

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