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Moral Quotes

Reflections on courage, values and conscience.

One line here draws a clear distinction between physical bravery, called an animal instinct, and moral bravery, described as the higher and truer form of courage. A separate, genuinely tolerant idea compares rival faiths to neighboring businesses, each one keeping the others honest through healthy competition.

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.

Quotes by Martin Amis

As an undergraduate, I studied the Greek and Roman classics, and I went to graduate school in classics intending to work on the presentation of moral issues in various Greek and Roman tragedies.

Quotes by Martha Nussbaum

If I practised sex, out of moral conviction, that was one thing; but to enjoy it... seemed a defeat.

Quotes by Martha Gellhorn

The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money.

Quotes by Marlon Brando

All universal moral principles are idle fancies.

Quotes by Marquis de Sade

I got taught a lot of great lessons by superhero comics as a kid about virtue and self-sacrifice and responsibility. And those were an important part of imprinting my DNA with ethical and moral values.

Quotes by Mark Waid

We have a moral obligation to assist those fleeing religious persecution and to no longer turn a blind eye to the plight of our Christian brothers abroad.

Quotes by Mark Meadows

Politicians, in many cases - their moral code will be dictated by what can get them reelected, what they can get away with. When you're out of office, I guess you're freed from those checks and balances.

Quotes by Mark Leibovich

Eroticism has its own moral justification because it says that pleasure is enough for me; it is a statement of the individual's sovereignty.

Quotes by Mario Vargas Llosa

Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am.

Quotes by Marian Wright Edelman

Journalism without a moral position is impossible. Every journalist is a moralist. It's absolutely unavoidable.

Quotes by Marguerite Duras

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk.

Quotes by Margaret Chase Smith

We become moral when we are unhappy.

Quotes by Marcel Proust

A nation cannot be truly great without a moral compass.

Quotes by Marcia Fudge

We need to be clear when we venerate entrepreneurs what we are venerating. They are not moral leaders. If they were moral leaders, they wouldn't be great businessmen.

Quotes by Malcolm Gladwell

To imply that religious believers have no right to engage moral questions in the public square or at the ballot is simply to establish a Reichian secularism as our state faith.

Quotes by Maggie Gallagher

The Constitution places the responsibility on Congress for setting the size of the U.S. military, ensuring sufficient resources are in place to train and equip it, and funding maintenance programs and replacing worn-out equipment. We have a moral responsibility to...

Quotes by Mac Thornberry

When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased.

Quotes by Ma Jian

Nothing I write ever has a moral. If it seems to a reader that there is one, that is unintentional.

Quotes by Louise Erdrich

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "moral" mean across this quote collection?
It covers courage framed as a moral quality - one quote states that "moral bravery is much higher and truer courage" than physical bravery - along with religious pluralism and broader reflections on morality in public life.
Does this collection include a real legal or political debate about morality?
Yes, restrained: one quote is drawn from a real legal argument opposing recognition of a specific right, on the grounds that doing so would set aside "millennia of moral teaching." That's quoted here as the speaker's own stated opinion in a real, contested debate - not a position this page takes or endorses.
Is there a quote about religion and competition?
Yes - one quote compares faiths to businesses: "Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce," an observation about religious pluralism rather than an endorsement of any one tradition.
Does this collection touch on national moral decline?
Yes, one quote states plainly, "The USA experiences the crisis of ideological and moral values," presented as that speaker's own assessment.
Where can I find more on this theme?
See the Character quotes collection for a related angle on personal integrity and courage.

A broader observation warns of a widening rift in the country's guiding values, a theme that recurs across public life more than once. For related themes, see our character quotes and good quotes, or browse moral stories for longer narrative lessons.