“If patriotism is "the last refuge of a scoundrel," it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patriotic fervor can obliterate moral distinctions altogether”
Ralph B. Perry
“The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.”
Albert Einstein
“Force always attracts men of low morality.”
“It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare”
Mark Twain
“Morality requires an absolute basis a Supreme Law-Giver or else it will be diluted by convenience.”
Leif Ericsson Leo Veness
“Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.”
“Merchant and pirate were for a long period one and the same person. Even today mercantile morality is really nothing but a refinement of piratical morality.”
Friedrich Nietzsche