Top 1200 Moral Obligation Quotes & Sayings

I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world.

Being an atheist is a matter not of moral choice, but of human obligation.

I have a moral position against the death penalty. But I took an oath of office to uphold it. Following an oath of office is also a moral obligation.

If you have an opportunity to help others or incite change, it feels like a moral obligation to do so.

Every nation has a moral obligation to safeguard the future.

We confuse insurance with our moral obligation to provide health-care services to people. And what we try to do is finance our moral obligation through the insurance system, which punishes the people who are fiscally responsible to buy insurance.

We should feel grateful instead of entitled. We have a moral obligation to give back.

The obligation of human beings to support and obey human governments, while they legislate upon the principles of the moral law, is an unalterable as the moral law itself.

We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. Our obligation is to make money.

The first right on earth is the right of the ego. Man's first duty is to himself. His moral law is never to place his prime goal within the persons of others. His moral obligation is to do what he wishes, provided his wish does not depend primarily upon other men.

To carry adequate life insurance is a moral obligation incumbent upon the great majority of citizens.

A bold reform agenda is our moral obligation. If we make the case effectively and win this November, then we will have the moral authority to enact the kind of fundamental reforms America has not seen since Ronald Reagan's first year.

If you know something is morally reprehensible, then it is your moral obligation to stop it as soon as possible.

As the wealthiest nation on Earth, I believe the United States has a moral obligation to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition, and to partner with others.

Religious liberalism affirms the moral obligation to direct one's effort toward the establishment of a just and *loving* community.

We have a moral obligation to get healthcare to people who need it.

I believe strongly in an author's moral responsibility. But his first obligation is to write good books.

I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized: number one, protect them from harm.

There are always lessons to be found in the darkest moments. It's a moral obligation to dig deep and find that little glimmer of hope or pearl of wisdom.

Happiness is a moral obligation

I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.

If you truly believe that what you have is useful and valuable to your clients, then you have a moral obligation to try to serve them in every way possible.

There may be a legal obligation to obey, but there will be no moral obligation to obey. When it comes to history, it will be the people who broke the law for freedom who will be remembered and honoured.

We not only have a legal obligation to honor our commitments, we have a moral obligation to provide the coverage we promised to provide to these people.

We are under a moral obligation to do our best to realize the best that human beings can be. To neglect that obligation is to waste our lives.

It's our moral obligation, as well as, I believe, it is the government's obligation to take care of its people.

Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune.

We have a moral obligation to act happy even if we don't feel it

I was returned to the Senate by the people of Alaska, and I have an obligation to all of them - it's not an obligation to my party; it's an obligation to Alaskans.

President Obama believes that we have a moral obligation to the next generation to leave our land, water, and wildlife better than we found it.

You have a moral obligation to finish the job you said you would do.

Being vegan is not a matter of "lifestyle." It is a matter of fundamental moral obligation. Is being vegan a matter of "choice"? Only insofar as we are able to choose to ignore our moral obligations not to exploit the vulnerable.

It is simply a moral obligation to make sure our nation's heroes have a home to return to at night.

I believe it's a cook's moral obligation to add more butter given the chance.

There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.

If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed.

The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical, to demand the credentials of all statements that claim to be facts.

We have a moral obligation to be interesting, for our gospel is loaded with life-and-death interest for people.

A man is not moral because he is obedient through fear or ignorance. Morality lives in the realm of perceived obligation.

Different is not deviant, no matter what the world may say. You have the moral obligation to love yourself.

He provides a vision. He often reminds countries of their responsibilities in a way that makes it seem not only like a legal obligation but a moral responsibility.

Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.

Those of us who were lucky enough to be born in the right countries have a moral obligation to reduce poverty and ill health in the world.

It would not be correct to say that every moral obligation involves a legal duty; but every legal duty is founded on a moral obligation.

I don't have the slightest interest in gold. I like understanding what works and what doesn't in human systems. To me that's not optional; that's a moral obligation. If you're capable of understanding the world, you have a moral obligation to become rational. And I don't see how you become rational hoarding gold. Even if it works, you're a jerk.

We are now returning to the 18th century empirical approach with the new interest in the evolutionary basis of ethics, with 'experimental' moral philosophy and moral psychology. As a result, we understand better why moral formulas are experienced as ineluctable commands, even if there is no commander and even if the notion of an inescapable obligation is just superstition. So moral philosophy has made huge progress.

Daley may not feel a moral responsibility to eliminate discrimination but he has a legal obligation to do so.

Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation.

Any government in the world, when facing an armed rebellion, has a constitutional, legal, and moral obligation to resist these militants.

An opinion, right or wrong, can never constitute a moral offense, nor be in itself a moral obligation. It may be mistaken; it may involve an absurdity, or a contradiction. It is a truth; or it is an error: it can never be a crime or a virtue.

It is past time for the U.S. government to fully fulfill our moral obligation to those who have fought for freedom and democracy.

It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible.

We each have a moral obligation to conserve and preserve beauty in this world; there is none to waste.

I didn't record 'Pumped Up Kicks' out of a sense of moral obligation.

When the country's indebtedness is so colossal and where the budget deficit is so huge, there is a moral obligation on people to pay their fair and reasonable dues.

All moral obligation resolves itself into the obligation of conformity to the will of God.

The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament - indeed, this is a moral obligation. If the world of chess should remain deaf to its obligation, on the other hand, it would amount to an absolutely unforgivable omission, carrying with it a heavy burden of guilt.

Anybody has a right to evade taxes if he can get away with it. No citizen has a moral obligation to assist in maintaining his government

If people won't spend any money, the government has this moral obligation to do it.

I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.