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I would like us to think about it more explicitly, and not take our intuitions as the given of ethics, but rather to reflect on it, and be more open about the fact that something is an ethical issues and think what we ought to do about it.

My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues.

So I think ethics is the broader thing that's less focused on prohibitions and is more perhaps looking at principles and questions and ideas about how to live your life.

Ethics are a key issue, and they're a key issue on the Democratic side, and all people have to be held to high standards.

Morality is a test of our conformity rather than our integrity.

No, moral conscience is one thing, the law is another. We have to hold onto this difference.

I think ethics is always there; it's not always a very thoughtful or reflective ethics.

For me, an area of moral clarity is: you're in front of someone who's suffering and you have the tools at your disposal to alleviate that suffering or even eradicate it, and you act.

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.