Word: morals
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...movie he wants to make and not have to cut a millimeter of it. But freedom without responsibility is anarchy. The director will know he can do that, but some of his films may be restricted from viewing by children. Now I thought that was a balancing of the moral compact. It'll be 36 years old in November. Very few things last 36 years...
This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise though, given what most Americans think about atheists. In the same Newsweek poll, only 68 percent of respondents said they believe someone can be both atheist and moral, and a mere 38 percent of registered voters said that would even consider voting for a political candidate who is atheist. These startling figures make it clear why many nonbelievers treat the “A” word as a scarlet letter...
...identifies three qualities of the positive deviant—diligence, ingenuity, and moral strength—and structures his essays around these principles. In the last chapter, he offers suggestions for how individuals can strive to become positive deviants themselves...
...When we’re taking a gift, we don’t make any restrictions or exceptions,” Tiedemann says, adding that Harvard does not make moral judgments about its alums. “If someone wants to make a gift to Harvard and it’s for one of our priorities, we’ll accept the gift...
...referring to Illinois Senator Barack Obama when he said that on health care: "Rhetoric's not enough. High-falutin' language is not enough." Edwards is the only candidate in the race to have put forward a detailed health care plan; Obama has talked about the issue as a moral imperative demanding bold action, but hasn't offered any. Asked whether Senator Hillary Clinton should apologize, as he has, for her vote authorizing the Iraq invasion, Edwards said: "I think that's a question for the conscience of anybody who voted for this war. I mean, Senator Clinton and anyone else...