Morals

“Because power corrupts, society’s demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.” ~ John Adams John Adams

“Government can be moral and it must be moral without adopting a religion. Leaders can be moral and they should be moral without imposing their morality on others.

“You don’t need religion to have morals. If you can’t determine right from wrong, then you lack empathy, not religion.”   ~ Author Unknown

“Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being’s suffering. Nothing. Not a career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status.

“In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law of the prophets.” ~ Jesus Christ Jesus of Nazareth (8–2 BC/BCE – 29–36