To discover the true principles of Morality, men have no need of theology, of revelation, or of gods: They have need only of common sense.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.
Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue.
If we can find God only as he is revealed in nature we have no moral God.
Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.
The moral and political principles that govern men are derived from three sources: revelation, natural law, and the artificial conventions of society. With regard to its main purpose, there is no comparison between the first and the others; but all three are alike in that they all lead towards happiness in this mortal life.
There has to be some kind of order and some moral code. I don't know how people can function without a belief in a deity.
A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.
Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find our place on a cloudy sea by measuring the distance we have run, but without any observation of the heavenly bodies.
When we examine the opinions of men, we find that nothing is more uncommon than common sense; or, in other words, they lack judgment to discover plain truths or to reject absurdities and palpable contradictions.