ethical application Quotes

Humanity’s greatest advances are not in its discoveries – but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.

You cannot Adhere to the teachings of the church on Sunday and not apply them to the marketplace on Monday.

The cause of all human evils is the not being able to apply general principles to special cases.

Science in itself is morally neutral; it becomes good or evil according as it is applied.

It is fairly easy to grasp abstract moral principles; it can be very difficult to apply them to a given situation, particularly when it involves the moral character of another person.

The law does not generate justice. The law is nothing but a declaration and application of what is just.

Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can. Injustice is happening now; suffering is happening now. We have choices to make now. To insist on absolute certainty before starting to apply ethics to life decisions is a way of choosing to be amoral.

Law is nothing else but the best reason of wise men applied for ages to the transactions and business of mankind.

The religious need of the human mind remains alive, never more so, but it demands a teaching which can be understood. Slowly an apprehension of the intimate, usable power of God is growing among us, and a growing recognition of the only worth-while application of that power-in the improvement of the world.